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Vocal Training Test Flashcards

1
Q

what is the mantra?

A

“Face, Space, Breath”

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2
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what is face and what does it do?

A

breathing in on frame of first vowel

  • creates movement
  • influence with side lips all vowels that come after in phrase to feel like your singing 1 vowel
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3
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what is space and what does it do?

A

breathing in with enough space for highest note

-influences all other notes in phrase with space of highest note;feeling sing one pitch

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4
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what is breath and what does it do?

A

breathing in with the idea of the length of the phrase

  • flattens diaphragm for enough breathe to choose landing
  • finish with button/shadow vowel
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5
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what happens to vocals cords on Ah? stays open

A

-light breathy sound with weak chest muscles to feel strech

-

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6
Q

when do vocal cords go horizontal and thin?

A

when singing higher notes

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7
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what happens to vocal cords on Ah? stays closed

A
  • strong clear sound with glottal attacks (burps)

- strong chest muscles

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8
Q

what happens when vocal cords are closed for a jiffy and then an open throat on Ah?

A
  • strong clear sound and strong chest muscles

- strong attack that is open for movement

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9
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what is air movement?

A

BBBB with lips

  • fingers on side of lips
  • rev motorboat engine
  • riding bike
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10
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what is consonant movement?

A

TRRR with lips

  • woodpecker motion
  • speed up machine gun
  • surf
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11
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what is space in throat and jaw?

A

MUAH MUAH in jaw

  • fingers on jaw
  • muppet
  • draw name in sand
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12
Q

what is shimmer?

A

VVVVVV

  • all three finger actions
  • rev car engine
  • get ready to jump
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13
Q

what do you do on the owl?

A

-hoot for dome space on all notes

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14
Q

what do you do on the train whistle?

A

-register flexibility

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15
Q

what do you do on the ghost?

A

-open throat

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16
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what do you do on the octaves?

A

-same register alacrity

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17
Q

how do you find face space breath?

A
  • using side of lips to create passageway/passaggio

- italien accent

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18
Q

what are the 5 pure closed vowels on downward arpeggio?

A 
lee
lay
lah
loh
loo
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19
Q

how to form the 5 closed vowels?

A
  • land endings
  • side of lips to frame portrait mode
  • add chiaro and space as you go lower
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20
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what to do when 2 vowels is influenced by the first vowel?

A
  • use takeoff ending

- side of lip to influence first vowel

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21
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what to do when 5 vowels influenced by first vowel?

A
  • space for highest note
  • side of lip for first vowel influence
  • add scuro as you go higher
  • use crash ending
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22
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what to do for the 4 open vowels on downward arpeggio?

A
  • use land endings
  • use hands to simulate open circle
  • add chiaro and space as go lower
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23
Q

staccato is?

A

light and choppy

24
Q

legato is?

A

light and smooth

25
Q

marcato is?

A

strong and choppy

26
Q

tenuto is?

A

strong and smooth

27
Q

what is the “tip of the tongue the teeth the lips”?

A
  • everything forward
  • all consonants last a jiffy
  • consonants propel vowels
  • use SLMT
  • work open and closed vowels
28
Q

what are bullets?

A

K D P T B

29
Q

what are hurricances?

A

S F H W Y

30
Q

what are lingers?

A

L M N R V Z

31
Q 
what is singing in number 1?
action word
bright/dark sound
volume
key vowel
resonance placement
location in house
A
  • mystify secret
  • scuro
  • pp-p
  • AH
  • swirl in jaw
  • scary basement
32
Q 
what is singing in number 2?
action word
bright/dark sound
volume
key vowel
resonance placement
location in house
A
  • tell facts
  • scuro chiaro
  • mp-mf
  • OO
  • vibrato in passagio in lips
  • out front door
33
Q 
what is singing in number 3?
action word
bright/dark sound
volume
key vowel
resonance placement
location in house
A
  • command order
  • chiaro
  • f
  • AY
  • fast spin in mask
  • crazy yelling out upstairs window
34
Q 
what is singing in number 4?
action word
bright/dark sound
volume
key vowel
resonance placement
location in house
A
  • celebrate party
  • chiaro scuro
  • ff-fff
  • QUACK
  • all 3 (3+1+2=4)
  • party through house
35
Q

seashells…?

A

numbers

36
Q

red/yellow leather…?

A

colours

37
Q

new york uniqu…?

A

tastes

38
Q

woodchuck…?

A

numbers

39
Q

ice cream…?

A

tastes

40
Q

coffee pot?

A

british accent

41
Q

rugged rocks?

A

scottish accent

42
Q

sheep?

A

open closed vowels

43
Q

peter piper pickled peppers?

A

all three

44
Q

peanut butter?

A

salty;bitter

45
Q

chocolate ice cream?

A

sweet;bitter

46
Q

sour candy?

A

sweet;sour

47
Q

lasagna?

A

salty;bitter

48
Q

how to sing oh no you dont oh no you dont?

A
  • diff numbers
  • join phrases: put n on previous low note
  • first time=long n
  • second time=jiffy n
49
Q

how to sing no way no way?

A
  • diff colours
  • work dipthongs
  • br singing=ignore dt;sing first sound
  • country singing=ambrace st;sing both sounds
  • speech singing/pop=stay with first sound move to second sound for last jiffy
50
Q

how to sing never never never never no

A
  • diff tastes
  • work r at end of syllabel
  • br singing=ignore r;sing first sound
  • country singing=embrace r;sing both sounds
  • pop singing=stay with first sound move r to last jiffy
51
Q

how to sing I…see I see?

A
  • work crescendo (8 things)
  • move through numbers-change resonator placement
  • add effect-drop jaw add ah add resonance
  • add hammer vibrato for last second
  • add effects (creak/groans/pitch slides/melismas)
52
Q

how to sing damn cat damn cat?

A

be angry at cat/marcato

  • 100% chiaro mask resonance
  • closed vocal cords
  • throw darts
53
Q

how to sing me you me youuu?

A
  • sing operatically/tenuto
  • 100% scuro dome resonance
  • closed open vocal cords
  • throw darts
54
Q

how to sing plink plink…merrily merrily…?

A
  • sing operatically and angrily at rain
  • 100% chiaro and opera scuro
  • mask dome resonance
  • closed open vocal cords
  • throw darts
55
Q

how to sing taxi hey taxi?

A
  • sing as your desperate to save bff from being hit by taxi
  • first taxi=desperate voice with overtones
  • sing hey in desperate voice with overtones
  • belt second taxi with desperate singing voice with overtones
  • 100% chiaro and scuro
  • mask dome resonance
  • closed open vocal cords
  • throw darts

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