*Science*
Reading Music
Singing Techniques
Our Songs
MODNAR
100

The proper name for the voice box

Larynx

100
The official word for a choral score

Octavo

100

When two vowel  sounds are smushed together

Dipthong

100

It's only a matter of ..... (what we sing, not what is printed)

TOM

100

You don't have to go home...

but you can't stay here

200

Your ______________ shape makes a difference in how you blend with the rest of the ensemble.

Vowel (or mouth)

200

The big chunks of music on a page. Connected by a line, separated by a space.

Systems

200

When a sound is stopped/started with the epiglottis

Glottal stop

200

Artists behind Scarborough Fair

Simon and Garfunkel

200

You know the rules

and so do I

300

Sound is measured in _________________

Decibels

300

When you start a note strong, back off, and crescendo to the end.

Sforzando

300

The offset of a word that ends with an "m" or "n" to complete the sound.

Shadow Vowel

300

In Christmas Canon, each part sings a series of...

Ostinato (Ostinati... technically)

300

Mrs. B's color of the year

Purple (specifically lilac)

400

When pitches vibrate/resonate other than the one bring sung.

OVERTONES!

400

When a phrase is sung with a crescendo followed by a decrescendo.

Hairpin Dynamics

400

What does SOVT stand for?

Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract

400

Translation of "O Nata Lux"

Born of Light

400

PMEA stands for...

Pennsylvania Music Educator's Association

500

The actual pitch being sung (the strongest line on a spectrogram)

Fundamental

500

A meter like 5/4 or 7/8 

Asymmetric Meter

500

The most neutral vowel sound (name AND IPA)

Schwa - upside down e

500

Obedient to her EYE or EYES?

Eye

500

Modern choral composer ("Sing Gently" and "Glow"). Looks like Corban.

Eric Whittacre

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