DOI: 10.36871/hon.202202005
Authors
Nu Lei
Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
Guo Shuzhen's creative and pedagogical heritage is a unique phenomenon in Chinese and world musical culture. However, only a small part of it has been studied to date, and all of these materials are in Chinese and are little accessible to the Russian reader. The purpose of this article is to reveal the basic principles of the singer's pedagogical practice. The study discusses some provisions of Guo Shuzhen's teaching method based on the unity of the development of the singing technique and the singer's figurative and emotional sphere. The author traces the professional path of Guo Shuzhen from her studies at the Moscow Conservatory to the height of her creative and pedagogical career. Special emphasis is placed on those aspects of the Moscow Conservatory vocal school that were directly applied in the singer's pedagogical activities — immersion into the culture of the country of the composer, development of professional singing technique, and psychological preparation of students to perform on the concert stage. Finally, conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of Guo Shuzhen's method of teaching academic singing, as well as her role in the formation of the Chinese national vocal school.
Keywords
Guo Shuzhen, vocal training, Russian-Chinese cultural ties
