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    'n Handleiding tot die didaktiek van sangonderrig met spesifieke verwysing na onderrig van die registeroorgange van die manstem
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000) Van Heerden, Petrus; Fick, Acama; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences . Dept. of Music.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In preparation for the basic teaching in the instruction of the male singing voice, it is essential that the singing teacher becomes thoroughly familiar with the general pedagogical requirements of vocal training. Each of the sections in chapter 1 represents a wide-ranging study by itself but it will be presented in summarized form here. Chapter 2 focus chiefly on basic beginners' instruction which is indispensable for the establishment of a sound singing technique. The teaching principles of beginners' instruction which are set out in this chapter, are based on tested methods recognized internationally by various famous teachers. These teaching methods, together with literary research on this subject, have been condensed empirically over thirty years, into a system of teaching by the writer. The major focus of chapter 3 is on the physiology of the adolescent boy's changing voice. When adolescence sets in, from the age 13 - 15, enormous changes take place in the anatomical-physiological structure of a boy's larynx. These far-reaching changes are brought about by the influence of the sex hormones and consist of complex physical as well as psychological growth stages through which the young boy has to develop. Knowledge of the different stages in voice changes and their individual characteristics of sound are important requirements for voice classification which takes place during the formative training. Chapter 4 focuses on the problematic nature of the transition of the register of the male voice. To prepare for the teaching process of this transition (of the male voice), the teacher should be well-qualified to be able to identify the classification of the registers of the different male voice-types. In addition, he should be totally familiar with the ideal sound typical of the upper registers which would be required from a professional singer on the international stage. "The head register in the male singing voice is often one of the most difficult vocal adjustments to acquire and to maintain ... A well developed operatic head register, 'Vollton der Kopfstimme', is the hall-mark [ ... ] of all well-trained male singers" (Miller 1982: 120). The actualisation of this ideal sound which comes about through copertura-schooling of sound in the upper register is the focal point of this study. Therefore this chapter focuses specially on the ideal sound of the full voice in the upper register versus a cultivated falsetto sound in the upper register. Chapter 5 addresses the implementation of a didactical system by famous singers and singing teachers. Therefore in chapter 5 the focus is placed on the technical training of the secondo passagio by presenting technical exercise and the practical application of the standard vocal repertoire of the male voice. Due to length restrictions of this dissertation, there will be reference only to some technical exercise and examples of repertoire.