Important people
King of the Blues.
Who is B.B. King?
Tone Quality....
What is Timbre?
The birthplace of the blues..
What is Mississippi/Mississippi Delta?
Singing a song as a round....
What is Polyphonic texture?
Tell me what the voice part is in listening number 1.
What is Tenor?
One of the legendary CONTRALTOS in the concert and operatic world. She grew up in Philadelphia and developed her voice by singing in church choirs.
Who is Marian Anderson?
Selected pitches, usually on the third and seventh degrees of the scale, whos intonation is altered at the discretion of the performer.
What are Blue Notes
Where did we first hear A Capella Music?
What are European Churches/ Churches
singing in a melody without accompaniment or harmony results in a __________________________ texture.
What is Monophonic?
Tell me what voice part is in listening number 2.
What is Contralto?
A welsh Soprano considered a crossover artist from Opera to Pop. She performed for President Bill Clinton and Queen Elizabeth at age 14.
Who is Charlotte Church?
A style characterized by lyrical and flowing phrases, beauty of vocal color, and brilliant technique.
What is Bel Canto Style?
When you are asked to Audiate, where do you hear the sound?
What is in your head/ brain?
The three textures talked about last semester, and in chapter six are _________________________, ___________________________, and ___________________________.
What is Polyphonic, Monophonic, and Homophonic?
This word is used to describe something that existed before the creation of something else.
What is Predate?
Who are Monks.
The soprano voice that is light and flexible enough to perform rapid scales and trills.
What is Coloratura?
The roots of blues lie deep in _____________ ___________________ music.
What is African American?
The form for blues music is ___________.
What is AAB form?
Blues Music traveled down the Mississippi river to New Orleans where the Genre __________________ would form.
What is Jazz.
FATHER of the blues.
Who is W.C. Handy
Vocal Ranges
What is Registers?
The first form of A Capella music was called _______________________
What is Gregorian Chant?
When you identify someone by his or her speaking voice, your decision is based on vocal ________________.
What is Timbre?
All blues music is based on a 12-bar harmonic pattern known as the __________________________.
What is the 12-bar blues scale?