Resumo

Este artigo visa apresentar parte de nossa pesquisa de mestrado intitulada “Preparo vocal para coro infantil: análise, descrição e relato da proposta do maestro Henry Leck aplicada ao "Coral da Gente" do Instituto Baccarelli”. Temos como objetivo contextualizar a importância do preparo vocal, características da voz infantil e alguns pressupostos metodológicos de preparo vocal para coros infantis do maestro Henry Leck. Embasamos nossa argumentação nos materiais de Leck e em bibliografias de Phillips, Carnassale, Smith e Sataloff, dentre outros.

Vocal techniques for children’s choir: some of the choral director Henry Leck's vocal pedagogy

This paper reports part of our master degree’s research called “Vocal techniques for children's choir : analysis and description of the choral director Henry Leck's vocal pedagogy and how it was applied within the "Coral da Gente" of Baccarelli Institute”. It also aims to contextualize the relevance of the vocal techniques, aspects of the children’s voice, and the Henry Leck’s basis for vocal techniques pedagogy. Our theoretical foundations are the Leck’s materials and the bibliography of Phillips, Carnassale, Smith and Sataloff and many other authors.