ONSETS AND OFFSETS Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of Onsets and Offsets
A
Aspirate, Smooth and Glottal
2
Q
What is Onset
A
How a singer begin to sing
3
Q
What is Body of note
A
How a singer sing in the middle
4
Q
What is Offset
A
How a singer end a note
5
Q
What is Aspirate
A
Breath passes through the vocal folds before they begin to vibrate – creating a breathy sound
6
Q
What is Smooth
A
Breath passes through vocal chords at the same time as they begin to vibrate (also known as simultaneous or coordinated onset)
7
Q
What is Glottal
A
Vocal folds begin vibrating before breath passes through vocal chords – creating a hard vocal attack
