Tonality Flashcards
1
Q
TONALITY
A
Words to describe a singer’s tone can vary greatly and largely depend on our own personal taste
2
Q
PHRASING
A
refers to the choices made by a singer with regard to the breaths or pauses within a melody
3
Q
What are the phrasing descrimption
A
Legato or Staccato
4
Q
Legato
A
The melody is delivered smoothly, as if the notes of the phrase are joined together. This is the opposite of staccato
5
Q
Staccato
A
The melody is delivered detached from the other notes – short and sharp and rhythmically accented. It can also be referred to as ‘rhythmic phrasing’
6
Q
DICTION
A
Often contemporary singers are defined by their accents, articulation, enunciation or dialect
