Musical Decisions/ Vocal Music Review

Question 1

Symphony

Answer 1

an extended work for orchestra with several contrasting movements/ sections

Question 2

Arranger

Answer 2

a musician who reworks existing music; usually for another instrument/ medium

Question 3

Conductor

Answer 3

director of an band, choir, orchestra or musical group

Question 4

Modulation

Answer 4

changing the key in the middle of a song, usually ascending

Question 5

Musicial Hook

Answer 5

the “grabber” phrase in a song that is repeated throughout the song

Question 6

Binary Form

Answer 6

A, B

Question 7

Ternary Form

Answer 7

A, B, A

Question 8

Strophic Form

Answer 8

A, A, A

Question 9

What is an example of song in binary form?

Answer 9

September by Earth, Wind, and Fire

Question 10

What is an example of a song in ternary form?

Answer 10

Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Wizard of Oz

Question 11

What is an example of a song in strophic form?

Answer 11

Walk the Line- Johnny Cash

Question 12

Range

Answer 12

( vocal chords) the distance between the lowest and highest pitches of the voice

Question 13

Registers

Answer 13

the different parts of vocal range ( high, middle, low)

Question 14

A capella

Answer 14

singing without instruments/ “as in the Chapel”

Question 15

Why weren’t instruments played in most chruches?

Answer 15

Instruments weren’t mentioned in the New Testment

Question 16

How do vocal folds work?

Answer 16

the vocal folds hit together to create sound

Question 17

What do male vocal folds typically look like?

Answer 17

Short and fat

Question 18

What do female vocal folds typically look like?

Answer 18

Tall and thin

Question 19

Male Registers (Highest to Lowest)

Answer 19

Counter-tenor, tenor, baritone, bass

Question 20

Female Registers (Highest to Lowest)

Answer 20

Coloratura, Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Alto/ Contralto

Question 21

Chest Voice

Answer 21

your comfortable singing range; you can reach these notes comfortably without adding a low, breathy, or high falsetto quality to your voice

Question 22

Head Voice/ Falsetto

Answer 22

Includes the high end of your range, produced with elongated (stretched) vocal folds; Head Voice is referred to females and a Falsetto is referred to males

Question 23

Vocal Fry

Answer 23

Lowest vocal range for some men; produced by loose, floppy vocal folds that create low creaky notes

Question 24

Whistle Register

Answer 24

Super high notes for some women; whistle like quality to the song

Question 25

What damages your voice?

Answer 25

overuse/misuse, infections, inflammation (Reflux), smokin, excessive coughing/clearing the throat, dehydration, certain medical conditions, surgical procedures, nodules/ nodes or polyps