Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing is a renowned writer in the contemporary British literary scene.Her debut novel The Grass is Singing is based on a case in which a black manservant kills a white mistress who is poor a...Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing is a renowned writer in the contemporary British literary scene.Her debut novel The Grass is Singing is based on a case in which a black manservant kills a white mistress who is poor and mentally unbalanced.Doris Lessing arranges a tangible form of perception for the expression of the colonial discourse in the work by seeking the relationship between spatial structure and the writer’s value.This paper focuses on the spatial writing in The Grass is Singing and analyses it in depth with reference to the spatial critical theories of Henri Lefebvre and Michel Foucault.The oppressed and enslaved characters in the novel are analysed from three perspectives:physical space,social space and mental space respectively to explore how power oppression is made visible through space and the writer’s critique of colonial relations and racial discrimination as well as unequal gender relations.展开更多
From the perspective of the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage,this study explores practical strategies for integrating local opera singing styles into the cultivation of preschool music literacy.After litera...From the perspective of the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage,this study explores practical strategies for integrating local opera singing styles into the cultivation of preschool music literacy.After literature research,field investigation,and teaching practice,it analyzes the application value of the artistic features of local opera singing styles in preschool education and seeks effective methods for integrating them into music education in kindergartens.Research shows that local opera singing styles are rich in cultural connotations and artistic charm,and have unique advantages in cultivating children’s musical literacy.Therefore,integrating them into preschool music education is beneficial to children’s understanding of traditional culture,the development of musical abilities,and the cultivation of aesthetic tastes.This study proposes the following practical strategies:Select suitable opera segments for young children and design interesting teaching activities;use multimedia technology to create vivid and interesting learning scenarios;organize opera experience activities to bring children closer to traditional culture;and conduct teacher training to enhance their knowledge of opera and teaching abilities.This research result has certain theoretical and practical significance for promoting local operas into kindergartens,facilitating the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage,and innovating preschool music education.展开更多
The search for common characteristics between the musical abilities of humans and other animal species is still taking its frst steps.One of the most promising aspects from a comparative point of view is the analysis ...The search for common characteristics between the musical abilities of humans and other animal species is still taking its frst steps.One of the most promising aspects from a comparative point of view is the analysis of rhythmic components,which are crucial features of human communicative performance but also well-identifable patterns in the vocal displays of other species.Therefore,the study of rhythm is becoming essential to understand the mechanisms of singing behavior and the evolution of human communication.Recent fndings provided evidence that particular rhythmic structures occur in human music and some singing animal species,such as birds and rock hyraxes,but only 2 species of nonhuman primates have been investigated so far(Indri indri and Hylobates lar).Therefore,our study aims to consistently broaden the list of species studied regarding the presence of rhythmic categories.We investigated the temporal organization in the singing of 3 species of crested gibbons(Nomascus gabriellae,Nomascus leucogenys,and Nomascus siki)and found that the most prominent rhythmic category was isochrony.Moreover,we found slight variation in songs’tempo among species,with N.gabriellae and N.siki singing with a temporal pattern involving a gradually increasing tempo(a musical accelerando),and N.leucogenys with a more regular pattern.Here,we show how the prominence of a peak at the isochrony establishes itself as a shared characteristic in the small apes considered so far.展开更多
The purpose of the article is to explore the effects of Sichuan opera singing on music majors’vocal skills,focusing on three key aspects:pitch test,assessment of rhythmic perception,and emotional expression.Through a...The purpose of the article is to explore the effects of Sichuan opera singing on music majors’vocal skills,focusing on three key aspects:pitch test,assessment of rhythmic perception,and emotional expression.Through a quasi-experimental design,100 music majors were selected as research subjects and divided into an experimental group that received Sichuan opera singing instruction and a control group that received traditional vocal instruction.The results showed that compared with the control group,the experimental group receiving Sichuan opera singing teaching showed significant improvement in pitch mastery,rhythm perception,and emotional expression.展开更多
Evaluation of quality of singing is an issue subjectively realized by the experts. This paper presents the results of the analysis of the vibrato parameter in the singing. The well-known fact is the existence of vibra...Evaluation of quality of singing is an issue subjectively realized by the experts. This paper presents the results of the analysis of the vibrato parameter in the singing. The well-known fact is the existence of vibrato of sufficient quality in the voices of professional singers. The authors focus here on the choral voices to assess the quality of their singing from the point of view of the vibrato parameter. The method presented here is developed to evaluate the vibrato while singing under conditions close to the real ones. The study was carried out on the recordings of the members of an academic choir. As a result of tests it was found that not all singers present the same quality of vibrato in terms of deviation of vibrato confidence (STDCV).展开更多
The article intends to interpret The Grass Is Singing from the perspective of ecofeminism and analyze the unequal relationships between man and nature,man and woman,the white race and the black race.
Through the introduction of the American poem "I Hear America Singing" and its writer Walt Whitman, the Chinese poem " 春望 "and its writer:杜甫, and the comparison of these two poems in prosody, l...Through the introduction of the American poem "I Hear America Singing" and its writer Walt Whitman, the Chinese poem " 春望 "and its writer:杜甫, and the comparison of these two poems in prosody, language, contents and emotion, writing techniques, political views field, etc, this essay analyses further some poetic phenomenon, and also draws a vivid picture of America in 19 century and China in 8 century.展开更多
The term "Other" is a key concept in the framework of postcolonialism.This paper attempts to analyze the native black people's role-"the Other" in the process of colonization.The British writer...The term "Other" is a key concept in the framework of postcolonialism.This paper attempts to analyze the native black people's role-"the Other" in the process of colonization.The British writer Doris Lessing finds the unltimate expression in her first novel The Grass Is Singing.With the settlement of the colonizers,the South Africa has been rendered by the white colonizers as "the Other World" and the native people are regarded as "the Other" who are degraded into unspeakable animals by white people.展开更多
A ——Why do you sing in the bathtub(浴缸)? ——The door won't lock, so I have to. B ——I've been singing ever since I was two years old. ——No wonder you're hoarse(嘶哑的). C ——Why do you always stand...A ——Why do you sing in the bathtub(浴缸)? ——The door won't lock, so I have to. B ——I've been singing ever since I was two years old. ——No wonder you're hoarse(嘶哑的). C ——Why do you always stand outside on the porch when your wife sings? ——Because I don't want the neighbors to think I'm beating her.展开更多
Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization, the economic exchanges between China and the world have become closer and closer, and economic globalization is constantly being realized. At the same time, t...Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization, the economic exchanges between China and the world have become closer and closer, and economic globalization is constantly being realized. At the same time, the stable communication between Chinese culture and the world culture is becoming more and more frequent. Under this background, musicals are also loved by many people all over the world. There are two main ways of singing in musicals, namely, pop and bel canto. With the diversity of world culture, the blending of these two ways of singing will become the development trend of musicals in the future. In this regard, in the context of diversity, the popular singing in musicals and the combination of bel canto teaching methods are explored and analyzed in depth to effectively promote the development of musicals and make musicals better and better in the future.展开更多
With the rapid development of modern Chinese music, contemporary Chinese music is in a state of blending various musical styles, musical elements and musical techniques. However, in the development of modern music, to...With the rapid development of modern Chinese music, contemporary Chinese music is in a state of blending various musical styles, musical elements and musical techniques. However, in the development of modern music, too many elements and styles of western music have flooded in. More and more musicians are using western thinking to create music. Although some musicians are trying to create a new way of singing songs by combining classical vocal music with modern vocal music, for example, they are borrowing the singing style of Chinese opera to sing popular songs and using Chinese folk singing to sing popular songs, but they are unable to inherit and develop Chinese folk music. Both Chinese national music and Chinese national vocal music have a long and profound history and difficulty in singing techniques to a certain extent. It is difficult to popularize and popularize the development and inheritance of modern music. This article will actively explore how the singing techniques of popular songs express and express the style of Chinese national vocal music works in the era of rapid development of popular music and gradual decline of Chinese national music in the development of Chinese contemporary music, and seek multiple directions for the future development of Chinese national music.展开更多
The potential use of sound and vibration for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes remains largely under-explored and under-estimated.Sound and vibrational energy has great positive impact on the mind and body.It could ...The potential use of sound and vibration for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes remains largely under-explored and under-estimated.Sound and vibrational energy has great positive impact on the mind and body.It could be particularly useful for psychosomatic diseases as a complementary therapy.Singing bowls,the spiritual ancient therapy has been claimed to aid in mind relaxation and painful and inflammatory conditions.Childhood asthma is an inflammatory airway disease and a psychosomatic disorder.The psychological management in it is often neglected leading to under-treatment or a relapse.Hence,we hypothesized that sound therapy with singing bowls might be useful as complementary therapy in management of childhood asthma.We aimed to study the effect of singing bowl session on child’s asthma severity and control and on the psychological well-being.Children<18 years of age and suffering from childhood asthma were recruited after informed written consent of parents.At the baseline,demographic and clinical details were noted.Anthropometric parameters,PEFR readings,asthma severity,parental and child’s subjective feeling of well-being,asthma control score,and pediatric symptom checklist score(based on age)were determined.The child was given 15 min of singing bowl session as per the set protocol.The subjective and objective evaluation of asthma control and psychological assessment was repeated at 1 month and 3 months follow-up and compared with the baseline results for clinical significance.Eighteen children formed the study group with a mean age of 9.13±2.15 years(range 2–15.25 years).4 children had psychological issues on initial screening.There was a significant improvement in asthma severity,subjective feeling of well-being and asthma control score at 3 months(p<0.05).Singing bowl therapy could be a useful,low-cost complementary therapy in childhood asthmatics.展开更多
The Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Spot in Dunhuang,Northwest China is a world-renowned desert attraction that is also an integral component of the Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark.This scenic area und...The Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Spot in Dunhuang,Northwest China is a world-renowned desert attraction that is also an integral component of the Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark.This scenic area underwent a 30-year transformation,i.e.,from a severe sand risk with spring water threatened by sand burial due to dune deformation,to restoration of the original sand flow field and mitigation of the sand burial problem.The current paper summarizes the research on the intensive monitoring of the dynamic change of star dunes near the spring,observation of wind and sand flow movement,and then restoring the harmonic vibration of the sand particles(singing sand)that were previously silenced.The existing and prospective impacts of anthropogenic and natural forces on the deformation of the sand dunes are investigated by integrated methods,guiding the implementation of mitigating measures with significant ameliorative effects.Contrast to common sand control practices that aim to reduce wind speed and stop blown sands,our research highlights the importance of maintaining the natural wind flow field in stabilizing surrounding dunes.These mitigation measures consist of removing excessive vegetation and newly constructed buildings to recover the original wind flow field and sand transport activity.Such research and mitigation efforts ensure the scientific protection and restoration of the special desert landform,and contribute to the mutual enhancement of the conservation and exploitation of this desert scenic spot and similar sites.展开更多
The Grass Is Singing has aroused great attention since its publication in 1950.The scholars,domestic and overseas,have studied it from various theoretical perspectives,such as feminism,post-colonialism,eco-feminism,ps...The Grass Is Singing has aroused great attention since its publication in 1950.The scholars,domestic and overseas,have studied it from various theoretical perspectives,such as feminism,post-colonialism,eco-feminism,psychoanalysis,feminist geography and archetypal criticism.They mainly focus on the form of Lessing’s artistic creation,her feminist attitude,her philosophy of life and her colonial position.This thesis intends to summarize the previous research results in recent years and then to find the space left to analyze The Grass Is Singing.展开更多
The vocal caprice Moonlight on the Spring River is an outstanding representative in China's vocal music art,in which singers are highly required in both humanity and singing skills.To interpret this piece of work,...The vocal caprice Moonlight on the Spring River is an outstanding representative in China's vocal music art,in which singers are highly required in both humanity and singing skills.To interpret this piece of work,satisfying tone quality,good intonation and correct control of breath are all necessary,but only those who have a thorough understanding of its background and features of creation can interpret the artistic conception in Moonlight on the Spring River better and perfectly.展开更多
The propeller singing is such a complex fluid-structure coupling phenomenon that needs to study intensively. In this paper, the stationarity of propeller singing signal is tested by the recurrence plot technique. Acco...The propeller singing is such a complex fluid-structure coupling phenomenon that needs to study intensively. In this paper, the stationarity of propeller singing signal is tested by the recurrence plot technique. According to surrogate data, the singing time series has nonlinearity character. And the nonlinearity of time series is not caused by the static nonlinear measurement function but the intrinsic character itself based on further research. The results provide an objective basis for analyzing the propeller singing signal with the nonlinear time series technique展开更多
At present, although the human speech separation has achieved fruitful results, it is not ideal for the separation of singing and accompaniment. Based on low-rank and sparse optimization theory, in this paper, we prop...At present, although the human speech separation has achieved fruitful results, it is not ideal for the separation of singing and accompaniment. Based on low-rank and sparse optimization theory, in this paper, we propose a new singing voice separation algorithm called Low-rank, Sparse Representation with pre-learned dictionaries and side Information (LSRi). The algorithm incorporates both the vocal and instrumental spectrograms as sparse matrix and low-rank matrix, meanwhile combines pre-learning dictionary and the reconstructed voice spectrogram form the annotation. Evaluations on the iKala dataset show that the proposed methods are effective and efficient for singing voice separation.展开更多
文摘Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing is a renowned writer in the contemporary British literary scene.Her debut novel The Grass is Singing is based on a case in which a black manservant kills a white mistress who is poor and mentally unbalanced.Doris Lessing arranges a tangible form of perception for the expression of the colonial discourse in the work by seeking the relationship between spatial structure and the writer’s value.This paper focuses on the spatial writing in The Grass is Singing and analyses it in depth with reference to the spatial critical theories of Henri Lefebvre and Michel Foucault.The oppressed and enslaved characters in the novel are analysed from three perspectives:physical space,social space and mental space respectively to explore how power oppression is made visible through space and the writer’s critique of colonial relations and racial discrimination as well as unequal gender relations.
文摘From the perspective of the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage,this study explores practical strategies for integrating local opera singing styles into the cultivation of preschool music literacy.After literature research,field investigation,and teaching practice,it analyzes the application value of the artistic features of local opera singing styles in preschool education and seeks effective methods for integrating them into music education in kindergartens.Research shows that local opera singing styles are rich in cultural connotations and artistic charm,and have unique advantages in cultivating children’s musical literacy.Therefore,integrating them into preschool music education is beneficial to children’s understanding of traditional culture,the development of musical abilities,and the cultivation of aesthetic tastes.This study proposes the following practical strategies:Select suitable opera segments for young children and design interesting teaching activities;use multimedia technology to create vivid and interesting learning scenarios;organize opera experience activities to bring children closer to traditional culture;and conduct teacher training to enhance their knowledge of opera and teaching abilities.This research result has certain theoretical and practical significance for promoting local operas into kindergartens,facilitating the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage,and innovating preschool music education.
基金the University of Torino.A.R.is funded by the European Union(ERC,TOHR,101041885)Center for Music in the Brain is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation(DNRF117)The Comparative Bioacoustics Group was funded by Max Planck Group Leader funding to A.R.
文摘The search for common characteristics between the musical abilities of humans and other animal species is still taking its frst steps.One of the most promising aspects from a comparative point of view is the analysis of rhythmic components,which are crucial features of human communicative performance but also well-identifable patterns in the vocal displays of other species.Therefore,the study of rhythm is becoming essential to understand the mechanisms of singing behavior and the evolution of human communication.Recent fndings provided evidence that particular rhythmic structures occur in human music and some singing animal species,such as birds and rock hyraxes,but only 2 species of nonhuman primates have been investigated so far(Indri indri and Hylobates lar).Therefore,our study aims to consistently broaden the list of species studied regarding the presence of rhythmic categories.We investigated the temporal organization in the singing of 3 species of crested gibbons(Nomascus gabriellae,Nomascus leucogenys,and Nomascus siki)and found that the most prominent rhythmic category was isochrony.Moreover,we found slight variation in songs’tempo among species,with N.gabriellae and N.siki singing with a temporal pattern involving a gradually increasing tempo(a musical accelerando),and N.leucogenys with a more regular pattern.Here,we show how the prominence of a peak at the isochrony establishes itself as a shared characteristic in the small apes considered so far.
文摘The purpose of the article is to explore the effects of Sichuan opera singing on music majors’vocal skills,focusing on three key aspects:pitch test,assessment of rhythmic perception,and emotional expression.Through a quasi-experimental design,100 music majors were selected as research subjects and divided into an experimental group that received Sichuan opera singing instruction and a control group that received traditional vocal instruction.The results showed that compared with the control group,the experimental group receiving Sichuan opera singing teaching showed significant improvement in pitch mastery,rhythm perception,and emotional expression.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland,under Grant No.NN516 517539
文摘Evaluation of quality of singing is an issue subjectively realized by the experts. This paper presents the results of the analysis of the vibrato parameter in the singing. The well-known fact is the existence of vibrato of sufficient quality in the voices of professional singers. The authors focus here on the choral voices to assess the quality of their singing from the point of view of the vibrato parameter. The method presented here is developed to evaluate the vibrato while singing under conditions close to the real ones. The study was carried out on the recordings of the members of an academic choir. As a result of tests it was found that not all singers present the same quality of vibrato in terms of deviation of vibrato confidence (STDCV).
文摘The article intends to interpret The Grass Is Singing from the perspective of ecofeminism and analyze the unequal relationships between man and nature,man and woman,the white race and the black race.
文摘Through the introduction of the American poem "I Hear America Singing" and its writer Walt Whitman, the Chinese poem " 春望 "and its writer:杜甫, and the comparison of these two poems in prosody, language, contents and emotion, writing techniques, political views field, etc, this essay analyses further some poetic phenomenon, and also draws a vivid picture of America in 19 century and China in 8 century.
文摘The term "Other" is a key concept in the framework of postcolonialism.This paper attempts to analyze the native black people's role-"the Other" in the process of colonization.The British writer Doris Lessing finds the unltimate expression in her first novel The Grass Is Singing.With the settlement of the colonizers,the South Africa has been rendered by the white colonizers as "the Other World" and the native people are regarded as "the Other" who are degraded into unspeakable animals by white people.
文摘A ——Why do you sing in the bathtub(浴缸)? ——The door won't lock, so I have to. B ——I've been singing ever since I was two years old. ——No wonder you're hoarse(嘶哑的). C ——Why do you always stand outside on the porch when your wife sings? ——Because I don't want the neighbors to think I'm beating her.
文摘Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization, the economic exchanges between China and the world have become closer and closer, and economic globalization is constantly being realized. At the same time, the stable communication between Chinese culture and the world culture is becoming more and more frequent. Under this background, musicals are also loved by many people all over the world. There are two main ways of singing in musicals, namely, pop and bel canto. With the diversity of world culture, the blending of these two ways of singing will become the development trend of musicals in the future. In this regard, in the context of diversity, the popular singing in musicals and the combination of bel canto teaching methods are explored and analyzed in depth to effectively promote the development of musicals and make musicals better and better in the future.
文摘With the rapid development of modern Chinese music, contemporary Chinese music is in a state of blending various musical styles, musical elements and musical techniques. However, in the development of modern music, too many elements and styles of western music have flooded in. More and more musicians are using western thinking to create music. Although some musicians are trying to create a new way of singing songs by combining classical vocal music with modern vocal music, for example, they are borrowing the singing style of Chinese opera to sing popular songs and using Chinese folk singing to sing popular songs, but they are unable to inherit and develop Chinese folk music. Both Chinese national music and Chinese national vocal music have a long and profound history and difficulty in singing techniques to a certain extent. It is difficult to popularize and popularize the development and inheritance of modern music. This article will actively explore how the singing techniques of popular songs express and express the style of Chinese national vocal music works in the era of rapid development of popular music and gradual decline of Chinese national music in the development of Chinese contemporary music, and seek multiple directions for the future development of Chinese national music.
文摘The potential use of sound and vibration for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes remains largely under-explored and under-estimated.Sound and vibrational energy has great positive impact on the mind and body.It could be particularly useful for psychosomatic diseases as a complementary therapy.Singing bowls,the spiritual ancient therapy has been claimed to aid in mind relaxation and painful and inflammatory conditions.Childhood asthma is an inflammatory airway disease and a psychosomatic disorder.The psychological management in it is often neglected leading to under-treatment or a relapse.Hence,we hypothesized that sound therapy with singing bowls might be useful as complementary therapy in management of childhood asthma.We aimed to study the effect of singing bowl session on child’s asthma severity and control and on the psychological well-being.Children<18 years of age and suffering from childhood asthma were recruited after informed written consent of parents.At the baseline,demographic and clinical details were noted.Anthropometric parameters,PEFR readings,asthma severity,parental and child’s subjective feeling of well-being,asthma control score,and pediatric symptom checklist score(based on age)were determined.The child was given 15 min of singing bowl session as per the set protocol.The subjective and objective evaluation of asthma control and psychological assessment was repeated at 1 month and 3 months follow-up and compared with the baseline results for clinical significance.Eighteen children formed the study group with a mean age of 9.13±2.15 years(range 2–15.25 years).4 children had psychological issues on initial screening.There was a significant improvement in asthma severity,subjective feeling of well-being and asthma control score at 3 months(p<0.05).Singing bowl therapy could be a useful,low-cost complementary therapy in childhood asthmatics.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFD1100104)the National Science Foundation of China(42071014)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Y202085).
文摘The Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic Spot in Dunhuang,Northwest China is a world-renowned desert attraction that is also an integral component of the Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark.This scenic area underwent a 30-year transformation,i.e.,from a severe sand risk with spring water threatened by sand burial due to dune deformation,to restoration of the original sand flow field and mitigation of the sand burial problem.The current paper summarizes the research on the intensive monitoring of the dynamic change of star dunes near the spring,observation of wind and sand flow movement,and then restoring the harmonic vibration of the sand particles(singing sand)that were previously silenced.The existing and prospective impacts of anthropogenic and natural forces on the deformation of the sand dunes are investigated by integrated methods,guiding the implementation of mitigating measures with significant ameliorative effects.Contrast to common sand control practices that aim to reduce wind speed and stop blown sands,our research highlights the importance of maintaining the natural wind flow field in stabilizing surrounding dunes.These mitigation measures consist of removing excessive vegetation and newly constructed buildings to recover the original wind flow field and sand transport activity.Such research and mitigation efforts ensure the scientific protection and restoration of the special desert landform,and contribute to the mutual enhancement of the conservation and exploitation of this desert scenic spot and similar sites.
文摘The Grass Is Singing has aroused great attention since its publication in 1950.The scholars,domestic and overseas,have studied it from various theoretical perspectives,such as feminism,post-colonialism,eco-feminism,psychoanalysis,feminist geography and archetypal criticism.They mainly focus on the form of Lessing’s artistic creation,her feminist attitude,her philosophy of life and her colonial position.This thesis intends to summarize the previous research results in recent years and then to find the space left to analyze The Grass Is Singing.
文摘The vocal caprice Moonlight on the Spring River is an outstanding representative in China's vocal music art,in which singers are highly required in both humanity and singing skills.To interpret this piece of work,satisfying tone quality,good intonation and correct control of breath are all necessary,but only those who have a thorough understanding of its background and features of creation can interpret the artistic conception in Moonlight on the Spring River better and perfectly.
文摘The propeller singing is such a complex fluid-structure coupling phenomenon that needs to study intensively. In this paper, the stationarity of propeller singing signal is tested by the recurrence plot technique. According to surrogate data, the singing time series has nonlinearity character. And the nonlinearity of time series is not caused by the static nonlinear measurement function but the intrinsic character itself based on further research. The results provide an objective basis for analyzing the propeller singing signal with the nonlinear time series technique
文摘At present, although the human speech separation has achieved fruitful results, it is not ideal for the separation of singing and accompaniment. Based on low-rank and sparse optimization theory, in this paper, we propose a new singing voice separation algorithm called Low-rank, Sparse Representation with pre-learned dictionaries and side Information (LSRi). The algorithm incorporates both the vocal and instrumental spectrograms as sparse matrix and low-rank matrix, meanwhile combines pre-learning dictionary and the reconstructed voice spectrogram form the annotation. Evaluations on the iKala dataset show that the proposed methods are effective and efficient for singing voice separation.