探討現代阿卡貝拉音樂的限制與獨特性－以創作專輯《守浪人》為例

Abstract

阿卡貝拉音樂自15世紀發展至今，已演變出多種風格與樣貌。筆者在阿卡貝拉音樂產業耕於十餘年，雖只是其中一枚小螺絲，仍有幸參與並見證了臺灣現代阿卡貝拉音樂的發展與運作。出於對音樂的好奇、對阿卡貝拉的熱愛，以及對突破創新的渴望，筆者希望藉此機會深入探討阿卡貝拉音樂的本質，並進一步思考其獨特性與限制。本書面報告透過深度訪談多位來自國內外具備豐富實務經驗與專業素養的阿卡貝拉製作人、創作者與編曲者，蒐集並整理其對於阿卡貝拉音樂創作與製作之觀點並進行分析與歸納。訪談結果顯示，阿卡貝拉音樂作為一種完全以人聲為唯一聲響來源的表演形式，其獨特性與限制性皆根植於人聲本體的性質。如何在創作與製作過程中充分發揮人聲的表現潛力，並有效克服其在音域、頻寬與音量等方面的生理限制，是阿卡貝拉音樂發展所面臨的核心課題之一。本書面報告亦將訪談中所獲得的關鍵見解，應用於筆者個人創作專輯之中，以實踐導向的方式進行創作驗證與反思，期能在理論與實務間建立有效的對話與連結。

A cappella music has evolved into various styles and forms since its origins in the 15th century. The author has been involved in the a cappella music industry for over a decade. Although merely a small part of the field, they have had the privilege of participating in and witnessing the development and operations of contemporary a cappella music in Taiwan. Motivated by curiosity about music, a deep passion for a cappella, and a desire for innovation, the author seeks to explore the essence of a cappella music and reflect on its uniqueness and limitations.This written report employs in-depth interviews with a number of a cappella producers, creators, and arrangers from both domestic and international contexts, all of whom possess extensive practical experience and professional expertise. The study collects, organizes, and analyzes their perspectives on the creation and production of a cappella music. The findings indicate that a cappella, as a performance form that relies exclusively on the human voice as its sole sound source, possesses both unique qualities and inherent limitations rooted in the nature of the human voice itself. Maximizing the expressive potential of the voice while effectively overcoming its physiological constraints—such as those related to vocal range, frequency bandwidth, and volume—constitutes one of the core challenges in the development of a cappella music. Insights derived from these interviews are further applied to the author’s own album project, serving as a practice-based process of creative validation and reflection, with the aim of establishing a meaningful dialogue and connection between theory and practice.