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Record W4414608455 · doi:10.5539/ies.v18n5p185

Singing Techniques of Italian Napoli Song for Undergraduates Chinese Students

2025· article· en· W4414608455 on OpenAlexvenueno aff
Xu Xuewen, Natthawat Khositditsayanan, Chalermkit Kengkaew

Bibliographic record

VenueInternational Education Studies · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldArts and Humanities
TopicDiverse Musicological Studies
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsSingingVocal musicMusicalMusic educationFolk musicTeaching methodExpression (computer science)

Abstract

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This study focuses on developing a teaching manual for Neapolitan folk songs in Italian, specifically designed for Chinese undergraduate vocal music students. Neapolitan folk songs, characterized by rich emotional expression and lyrical beauty, are an essential part of Italian music culture. The manual aims to fill a gap in vocal music education by offering a structured guide to enhance students’ vocal techniques and understanding of Italian music. The study adopted a qualitative approach, selecting six Neapolitan folk songs across three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Detailed instructions on vocal techniques, Italian pronunciation, and emotional expression were provided, with expert evaluations helping to refine the manual for practical use in vocal training. Beginner-level songs focused on fundamental vocal skills, while intermediate songs emphasized breath control and emotional expression. Advanced-level songs presented more complex challenges, such as intricate musical structures and higher vocal ranges. The manual encourages independent practice, allowing students to progress from simple to more challenging pieces. Ultimately, developing this teaching manual offers a valuable resource for Chinese undergraduate vocal students, guiding them through a structured, progressive approach to mastering Neapolitan folk songs, deepening their understanding of Italian vocal traditions, and enhancing their overall artistic expression.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.005
Threshold uncertainty score0.013

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0010.000
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0010.000
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0040.001

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.125
GPT teacher head0.417
Teacher spread0.293 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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