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Making Musical Connections Flashcards

S = STYLE M/H = MELODY HARMONY R/T = RHYTHM TEMPO T/S/F = TEXTURE STRUCTURE FORM T/D = TIMBRE DYNAMICS L = LITERACY

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what 4 group of singers are in a SATB chorus.?

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Sopranos, Altos, Tenors and Basses, it is an SATB chorus. The chorus are also the group of singers heard in a musical/opera.

Listen to Story of my Life from Shrek the Musical.

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what does A cappella mean?

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A cappella means a singer or a group of singers are singing with no accompaniment.

Listen to RANGE singing excerpts from the 2016 Tony nominations.

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what does accompanied mean?

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accompanied is where singers are supported by other instruments.

Listen to RANGE singing excerpts from the 2016 Tony nominations.

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what is 1 type of word setting?

it begins with s

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Syllabic means every syllable of the word is given its own note.

Listen to Rend Collective singing Ding Dong Merrily on High. ‘Ding dong merrily on high’ is syllabic; ‘gloria’ is melismatic.

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what is 1 type of word setting?

it begins with m

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Melismatic means some syllables of the word are stretched out over several notes.

Listen to Rend Collective singing Ding Dong Merrily on High. ‘Ding dong merrily on high’ is syllabic; ‘gloria’ is melismatic.

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what is a descant?

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A descant is a melody sung above the main melody. They are mostly heard in the last verse.

Listen to King’s College Choir singing the ‘sing choirs of angels’ verse in O Come All Ye Faithful.

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what is scat singing?

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Scat singing is a type of vocal improvisation found in jazz, where the singer uses made up words.

Listen to the ending of Feeling Good performed by Nina Simone.

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describe what A riff (or an ostinato) is

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A riff (or an ostinato) is a short repeated pattern played over and over and over and over…

Listen to the bass riff in Summer Nights from Grease.

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describe what unison means

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When singers or instrumentalists play the same notes at the same time, they are in unison.

Listen to One Vision from We Will Rock You.

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describe what harmony means

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When they play or sing different notes at the same time, they are in harmony.

Listen to Revolting Children from Matilda the Musical.

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what is the highest female voice?

T/D

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Soprano

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what is the middle female voice?

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Mezzo Soprano

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what is the lowest female voice?

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Alto

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what is the highest male voice?

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Counter Tenor

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what is the 2nd highest male voice?

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Tenor

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what is the middle male voice?

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Baritone

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what is the lowest male voice?

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Bass

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what is homophonic?

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homophonic, you will hear many sounds moving at the same time.

Listen to At the End of the Day from Les Miserablès.

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what is polyphonic?

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polyphonic, you will hear many sounds weaving in and out of each other.

Listen to Will I? from Rent.

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what is contrapuntal?

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contrapuntal, you will hear several melodies at the same time.

Listen to One Day More from Les Miserablè

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what is strophic?

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strophic, it uses the same tune for each verse/chorus.

Listen to So Long, Farewell from The Sound of Music.

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what is opera ?

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opera is a large-scale production featuring soloists, a chorus and an orchestra.

Listen to Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici from La Traviata.

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what is an aria?

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Individual pieces in an opera are known as arias. You will hear a soloist singing with an orchestra.

> Listen to the Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute.

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what is recitative?

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Between arias you might hear recitative, where singers ‘half-speak/half-sing’ to move the story along. The accompaniment strips back to minimum.

Listen to the ‘there was a time when men were kind’ opening of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserablès.

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what is Gospel ?

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Gospel is usually sung by a choir. The lyrics will have a Christian theme.

Listen to the FBCG Combined Gospel Choir singing O Happy Day.

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what is Musical Theatre?

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Musical Theatre features soloists, chorus and an accompanying band or orchestra.

Listen to Idina Menzel performing Defying Gravity from Wicked.

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what is Folk music?

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Folk music is traditional music that is passed down through families.

Listen to Glasgow Madrigirls performing The Circle March.

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what is Hymns?

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Hymns are usually sung in church for Christian worship by a choir and congregation. The texture will be homophonic.

Listen to Eternal Father, Strong to Save.

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what does Accelerando mean?

R/T

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Accelerando means the music is becoming gradually faster.

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what does Rallentando/ritardando mean?

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Rallentando or ritardando means the music is becoming gradually slower.

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