Music Vocabulary
Anatomy
Vocal Health
Technique
Choosing Rep
100
This word refers to the speed of the music and is measured in beats per minute (BPM)
Tempo
100
Two infoldings of mucous membrane that vibrate to produce sound
Vocal Folds
100
Exercises that relax the jaw while activating the lips and tongue to stretch the muscles and prepare for singing
Vocal Warmups
100
The stance that allows for the least amount of tension and the easiest production of sound
Alignment 
100
One typically does not modify the key of these types of pieces
Arias, works from musicals
200
Stated as a fraction and expresses how many beats are in a measure of music
Time Signature
200
Primary muscle used for inhalation
Diaphragm
200
Exercises that assess and build a certain musical skill- used to develop flexibility and control of pitch and tone
Vocalise
200
Is spurred by the diaphragm, should not be visible through the shoulders and chest
Inhalation
200
The distance between the lowest and highest note in a melody
Range
300
Any of several combinations of sharps or flats that indicate the key of a musical work
Key Signature
300
Provides support for the thorax and abdomen, is S-shaped when aligned properly
Spine
300
Should be consumed consistently to hydrate the vocal fold
Water
300
Fleshy, flexible tissue in the back of the mouth that raises when the singer is in head voice or sings higher
Soft Palate
300
Singer's usually, but not always, stick to music that is assigned to this
Voice Type
400
Sharps or flats in the music that do not occur in the key signature
Accidentals
400
Are made up of the throat, mouth cavity, nasal passages, and chest and are the reason for everyone's unique sound
Resonators
400
These can occur on the vocal fold if one abuses the voice or does not properly hydrate
Nodules, Polyps, Cysts, Thickening, etc.
400
The controlled slow release of air through the vocal folds
Breath Support
400
In general, the music you choose should never (open ended)
hurt, cause fatigue, whatever
500
A note that is equivalent to another note but is "spelled" or named differently - ex. C sharp and D flat
Enharmonic 
500
Are made up of the tongue, lips, teeth, and hard palate
Articulators
500
Singers should practice this activity when sick, under extreme stress, or vocally tired
Vocal Rest
500
Rapid, slight variation in pitch that produces a rich tone and only occurs naturally when everything in the vocal mechanism is relaxed and free
Vibrato 
500

Refers to the range within which most notes of the vocal line fall 

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