In this present age, aspiring performers, musical artists, and
singers of all kinds engage with hip hop and hip-hop stylizations.
Turn on the radio today and you will hear music from the likes of
Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, and Billie Eilish—songs you might place
into the generalized category of "pop singers." However, many top
40 pop tunes of today derive their musicality, style, and sound
from hip hop, often employing hip-hop stylized vocalizations. This
is even the case with contemporary musicals like Hamilton and In
the Heights. In Hip-Hop and Rap Music: A Performer’s Guide,
Melissa Foster equips aspiring performers, musical artists,
singers, and hobbyists with the tools and knowledge needed to
appreciate the rich art form and perform it with genuine
authenticity and fluency. Part 1 provides a rich tapestry of
important considerations for performers, including the development
of hip hop; a roadmap to different styles; a brief introduction to
the political, social, and racial context of hip-hop’s emergence;
and an investigation of hip hop’s vast influence on contemporary
music. Each performer must find an authentic, holistic way into the
stylisms, physicality, parlance, and sound of hip hop that will
resonate with both their lived experience and their bearing, and
understanding hip hop’s rich background is a vital first step
towards this. Part 2 presents a wealth of practical exercises and
techniques designed to condition a performer to meet hip hop’s
technical demands and facilitate hip-hop performance stylisms. This
section delves into vocal techniques to address such building
blocks as inhalation, breath management, articulation, movement and
grounding, rhythmic control and ownership (including an in-depth
look into finding the ‘pocket’ which is crucial to hip hop),
pitch, resonance, storytelling, riffing (in both a musical and
holistic approach), vocal health, and microphone techniques. Part 2
will also include interviews and tips from various hip-hop artists
and industry professionals which will bring to life and reinforce
the challenging nature of the form’s requisite skills. Hip-Hop
and Rap Music: A Performer’s Guide will equip performers with the
tools and knowledge vital to approaching authentic and masterful
performances of hip hop.
General
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Melissa Foster
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
308 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5381-6716-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5381-6716-6 |
Barcode: |
9781538167168 |
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