Not a Peer-Reviewed Journal - This journal publishes basic Drama texts and a Declamation method to accompany ALPMC-CI Dramatic Music Compositions
In English
About this journal:
This journal is a periodical for amateurs and also usefull to complement the drama music, edited by 1 editor; it is not peer-reviewed to allow the publication of shorter pieces, and these are written by the editor. Contributions from the editor do not exceed 2000 words. The inclusion of pictures is permitted for publication and the periodical is devoted to artistic learning and includes texts and essays or short articles written by the editor, using the expression "From the editor". This periodical complements the music performance and composition fields.
A periodical for Dramatic Music Composition and the learning of Basic Declamation
Drama Music compositions or music for drama works:
Composition of melodies or 4-bar phrases that use Musical Intervals mapped to a diversity of emotions.
Solo performance of folk and traditional background music in poetry:
Popular folk tunes in poetry and as a storytelling tool.
Declamation – for beginners only:
Declamation is used in drama texts, particularly in works that blend narration, high-register dialogue, and monologues. Declamation refers to the art of delivering a speech or text with powerful expression, studied gestures, and strong, clear articulation. This can be memorized, or non-memorized by following a script (roteiro).
Adapting musical notes to syllables (lyrics in songs or musical phrases to poetry line verses) – for beginners:
Connecting strong beats in a melody with tonic (stressed) syllables in your lyrics is a fundamental and effective technique for creating natural-sounding, memorable songs, making the music feel intuitive and reinforcing the lyrical rhythm, although you can also use contrast and melodic variations.
Natural Speech - in spoken language, we naturally stress certain syllables (the tonic ones). Aligning these with the strong beats (like beats 1 and 3 in 4/4 time) makes the melody feel like the natural flow of speech.
“Placing strong syllables on strong beats and weak syllables on weak beats usually results in a fairly natural-sounding vocal melody, while doing the opposite can often sound forced or stilted. Additionally, you can reinforce these natural alignments further by making stressed syllables louder, higher in pitch, or longer in duration.”
“Natural text accents occur on strong beat positions and are further emphasized by occurring on notes that last longer, while weakly stressed syllables occur on weak beats and have short durations.” (‘The Rhythm of Lyrics’, Making Music book, Ableton, 2015)
Tipo de trabalhos que a revista técnica publica:
- Atividade de I&D de cariz técnico e profissional (Investigação e Desenvolvimento)
Conteúdos de base e ideias no campo de atuação da revista.
Mission: suggestion and development of activities for musical drama, speech (recite) and declamation at school level.
