An Evaluation Regarding the Usability of "Vaccaj" Methods of Nicola Vaccai in Professional Music Education

Abstract

In Professional music education programs voice training has an important place in order to educate music teacher candidates well-equipped. In this context, it is thought that works such as aria, aria antice, lied, folk songs and methods and studies supporting technical development are thought to have a great importance in voice training towards learning - teaching techniques appropriate to the requirements of music teachers’ profession.It is observed that the institutions providing professional music education benefit from voice training study books within the scope of individual voice training. In this research, the opinions of the instructors were taken related to the purpose of examining the use of the method called "Vaccaj" by Nicola Vaccai in the institutions providing professional music education.At the end of the research; it was determined that the "Vaccaj" method can be used for individual voice training courses in professional music education institutions, it is an important method in terms of technical skills development, the method is suitable for voice training objectives, being arranged for different voice groups contributes to the technical and musical achievements of students in individual voice training studies , the students had difficulties in the process of piano accompanied performances and that the study books prepared for voice education were not sufficient in terms of quantity and that the method was prepared on a different language from the native language of the students creates difficulty in the process of vocalization.

Keywords: Professional music education, voice training, Nicola Vaccai, “Vaccaj” method