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Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

Larynx

A

Voice box

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2
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Tracea

A

Wind Pipe

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3
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How to sing (5)

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  • Air fills lungs and rib cage expands
  • Air goes through trachea and larynx
  • Air reaches vocal cords and makes them vibrate (making sound)
  • Sound comes into soft palate and then the hard palate (aka roof of mouth)
  • Sound resonates into the air
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4
Q

You sing on the _____

A

exhale

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5
Q

Tessitura

A

where most of the notes lie

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6
Q

Range

A

Highest and lowest notes in the song

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7
Q

Parts of a choir

A

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

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8
Q

Gregonian Chant

A

One line in melody

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9
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Organum

A

2 lines in melody

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10
Q

Renaissance genres of songs

A

Magical
Mass
Motet

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11
Q

Magical

A

Secular, choir music. Ex, love, life, not about God.

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12
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Motet-

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Sacred Choir music about God

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13
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Mass

A

Sacred. Sung in the church

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14
Q

Baroque Era

A

Opera
Cantara
Oratorio

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15
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Cantara

A

Choir and Soloist sung in church, small group

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16
Q

Oratorio

A

Larger version of a Cantara. More singers in a larger choir, done in a hall

17
Q

Opera

A

Araias, main song of opera

18
Q

Unison

A

One sound, one note

19
Q

Diaphragm

A

Involuntary muscle when we breathe.

20
Q

Nodes

A

Cords aren’t coming together, don’t vibrate

21
Q

Inhalation aka…

A

Inspiration

22
Q

Exhalation aka…

A

Expiration

23
Q

Breathe in through …

A

nose or mouth

24
Q

Vocal Cords

A

Muscle Fords

25
Q

Soft Palate

A

squishy area

26
Q

Hard palate

A

roof of the mouth

27
Q

Resonate

A

Amplify sound

28
Q

Melody

A

Tune

29
Q

Staccato

A

Detached

30
Q

Leggato

A

Smooth and Conneted

31
Q

Text

A

Lyrics

32
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Harmony

A

Accompaniment of the melody

33
Q

Checklist for Practice session (8)

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  1. 30 sec to 1 min focusing
  2. Posture
  3. Fully present
  4. 2 min of physical warm up
  5. 5 min of vocal warm up
  6. Learn new music and rehearse old
  7. Use imagination
  8. Fully perform one song
34
Q

Symptoms of stage fright

A 
shakey voice 
tension
knees shake
shallow breathing
dry mouth
35
Q

How to calm nerves

A

Take a low breath
pep talk
Be involved in music

36
Q

Presence

A

way you connect yourself on stage

37
Q

Medieval era song genres

A

Gregorian Chant

Organum

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