Vocal percussion

Vocal percussion

Vocal percussion is the art of creating sounds with one's mouth that approximate, imitate, or otherwise serve the same purpose as a percussion instrument, whether in a group of singers, an instrumental ensemble, or solo.

The term "beatboxing" is often used as a synonym for vocal percussion, but in fact is just one tradition of vocal percussion, originating in hip-hop music and often used to accompany rapping.

The vocal percussion used by most college and professional a cappella groups attempts a more complete facsimile of the pop music that these groups primarily perform. It is not necessary for vocal percussionists to attempt to imitate real instruments; in fact, vocal percussion often encompasses sounds not found on a drum set. When it is used to imitate drumset music, however, vocal percussionists use three basic sounds: bass drum, snare drum, and cymbal. Variations on these sounds can be used to approximate other elements of a drum kit. A pitched bass drum is used to replace a floor tom; cymbal sounds can either be made short like a high hat (employing a sharp ts-ts-ts sound) or long like a crash or ride cymbal (attacked with a psh or a ksh sound). When used in a cappella music, vocal percussion is used to keep time for the members of the ensemble. It is the only rhythm that can be heard by the audience, and works as a compliment to the music director's conducting.

Vocal percussion is also an integral part of many world music traditions, most notably in the traditions of North India (bols) and South India (solkattu). Syllables are used to learn percussion compositions, and each syllable signifies what stroke or combination of strokes the percussionist must use.

The art of speaking these syllables is called konnakol in South India, and traditional dance ensembles sometimes have a dedicated konnakol singer, although this practice is now waning. At one time it was a very respected art form, with many masters and singers.

In North India, the practice of reciting bols is usually limited to the percussionist reciting the composition about to be played, often in the context of a longer solo. These recitations are also sometimes spoken by a Kathak dancer.

ee also

* Kouji

External links

* [http://www.ultimateguru.net Indian Music Guru, South Indian Percussion] - Bringing the Art and Technology of Indian Music to the World.
* [http://www.beatboxtube.com BeatBox / Vocal Percussion Source]
* [http://micism.com/ http://micism.com/]
* [http://beatbox.tv/V4/main.html http://beatbox.tv/V4/main.html]
* [http://www.beatoutsidethebox.com/ http://www.beatoutsidethebox.com/]
* [http://mouthgrooves.com/ http://mouthgrooves.com/]
* [http://www.gotspit.com http://www.gotspit.com]
* [http://www.mouthdrumming.com/ http://www.mouthdrumming.com/]
* [http://www.andyfrostbeatbox.com http://www.andyfrostbeatbox.com]
* [http://www.innerpercussion.net/inner-percussion-music.html http://www.innerpercussion.net/inner-percussion-music.html]


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