Practical Vocal Method - Metodo pratico by Nicolo Vaccaj
This website contains sheet music, song lyrics with pronunciation guides and translations, audio examples, and background information for the exercises in Nicola Vaccaj's Metodo pratico. The material is intended for students and teachers of classical singing, pianists working with singers, and anyone interested in vocal music.
Choose a vocal exercise from the menu below. The exercise page opens automatically when you make a selection. On each exercise page, you can select a voice type, view the sheet music, and listen to a recording.
Vocal exercises
History of the website
This online publication was created through collaboration between the Sibelius Academy's Department of Vocal Music and its Innovation Centre.
Updates to the website ended in 2012, and the discontinuation of Flash support in 2020 threatened to make this valuable educational material inaccessible.
Laulupedagogit ry, the Finnish Association of Singing Teachers, initiated the revival of the website and contacted Outi Parkkila. The Sibelius Academy transferred the Vaccaj educational material to the association.
In 2026, Petteri Mansikka, producer for Laulupedagogit ry, renewed the website's technical implementation, making the material usable and accessible to everyone once again.
Licensing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 1.0 Finland licence .
Laulupedagogit ry and the Sibelius Academy
Laulupedagogit ry
Laulupedagogit ry is a national association of teachers of singing dedicated to developing the art of singing, singing instruction, and vocal pedagogy in Finland. Learn more about the association's activities.
Sibelius Academy
The original online edition of the Vaccaj Singing School was developed at the Sibelius Academy.