Vaccai – Practical Method of Italian Singing High Soprano Vocal – Difficulty: medium Italian composer Nicola Vaccai (1790-1848) was known for his operas in his day, but today is remembered as a master voice teacher. Vaccai composed these exercises for training the classical voice, extending range and increasing agility, breath support, and all other technical issues of singing. The art of singing reached a zenith in Italy in 1800-1840. Vaccai’s “Practical Method” has been used by millions of singers since its first publication in Europe in the 19th century. Schirmer released the first American edition in the early 20th century, and it remains a classic for voice study. The method comes in various editions for different voice types, including this one for mezzo-soprano, alto or baritone. Song List (34) Lesson 1 La Scala – The Scale Salti di Terza – Intervals of Thirds Lesson 2 Salti di Quarta – Intervals of Fourths Salti di Quinta – Intervals of Fifths Lesson 3 Salti di Sesta – Intervals of Sixths Lesson 4 Salti di Settima – Intervals of Sevenths Salti di Ottava – Intervals of Octaves Lesson 5 I Semitoni – The Semitones Lesson 6 Modo Sincopato – Syncopation Lesson 7 Introduzione alle Volate – Preparatory Example for the Roulade Lesson 8 Le Appoggiature sopra, e sotto – Appogiaturas above and below L’Acciaccatura – The Acciaccatura Lesson 9 Introduzione al Mordente – Preparatory Example for the Mordent Il Medesimo in diversi modi – The same exemplified in various ways Lesson 10 Introduzione al Gruppetto – Preparatory Example for the Turn Il Gruppetto – The Turn Lesson 11 Introduzione al Trillo – Preparatory Example for the Shake Lesson 12 Le Volate – On Roulades Lesson 13 Modo per portare la voce – On the Glide or manner of carrying the Voice Lesson 14 Il Recitativo – On Recitative
