I am a practising classical soprano. After more than 20 years of professional singing, I re-trained my voice according to principles of the old Italian school of singing. In this essay, I examine the origins and priciples of Bel canto, with special focus on appoggio and chiaroscuro, two key ingredients in the bel cantao tradition. I explore the relationship between science and the craft of singing, and what modern voice science has to say about the efficiency and health aspects of this technique, I also describe the profound effect it has had on me as an artist..

Denna sja?lvsta?ndiga studie behandlar en musikalisk djupdykning i den fo?rsta satsen av Oskar Bo?hmes trumpetkonsert op.18 i f-moll. Genom en musikteoretisk, grafisk och praktisk analys av satsen fo?rdjupar jag mig i musiken pa? ett annat sa?tt a?n att som musiker bara spela den och kan da?rigenom fo?rhoppningsvis ta till mig musiken pa? ett djupare plan. .