Filipa M.B., Lã2024-05-202024-05-202014-12-199781409436898https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/15430Learning to become a professional musician requires the development of interdependent neuromuscular, cognitive, creative, aesthetic, expressive and emotional competences. It usually requires a great deal of commitment and self-organisation skills, certain personality traits and a share of luck. These requirements hold also for singers, who, in addition, need to face the unique requirements of possessing a “hidden instrument”, which is particularly sensitive to changes in both internal and external milieu. Naturally, teaching singing and becoming a professional singer is particularly endeavour. This chapter presents an attempt to explore these challenges, shedding light on interdisciplinary research in three main domains: (i) building the singing instrument, addressing different pedagogical approaches of voice production and vocal technique; (ii) learning voice care, discussing protective strategies and conditions that may impair normal development and function of the singing voice; and (iii) integrating key factors for a successful transition from student to professional. Suggestions to improve the current classical singer’s education are also presented.enAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacionalcapítulo de libro