Singing Basics!
Posture & Breathing
Tone & Diction
Musicality
100
What is Mr. Stanford's mnemonic to remember the 5 parts of good singing?
Patty Bakes Terrific & Delicious Muffins
100
Describe what "good" posture is? What should your body be doing?
Standing up straight, not slouched.
100
What is tone? (HINT: I'm looking for a special word that starts with the letter "Q")
Tone is the QAULITY of your voice.
100
Having musicality, or being musical means having a high music IQ or being a "smart musician." What 3 things must a singer use well in order to be considered "musical?" (HINT: Each word starts with the letter T, D and P.)
Tempo, Dynamics and Phrasing.
200
What are the 5 parts of good singing?
HINT:
P
B
T
D
M
Posture
Breath (or breathing)
Tone
Diction
Musicality
200
True or false- This is good singing posture:
TRUE
200
What is diction in music?
It's like our accent, it's how we pronounce or say sounds, words and syllables.
200
Finish the sentence.
Dynamics is _______________.
VOLUME.
300
Answer in ENGLISH
F=
mf=
mp=
P=
F= Loud
mf= Medium loud
mp= medium soft
P= soft
300
True or false- This is good singing posture:
FALSE
300
True or False- we should sing in our head voice, not our chest voice.
TRUE
300
Finish the sentence.
Tempo is _______________.
SPEED.
400
Answer in ITALIAN.
F=
mf=
mp=
P=
F= Forte
mf= Mezzo forte
mp= Mezzo piano
P= Piano
400
True or false- our shoulders should move a lot when we breath in to sing.
FALSE
400
True or False- when you sing in the head voice, it will make a light, clear, pretty tone.
TRUE
400
Finish the sentences.
1. Dynamics is how _______ or _________ the music is.
2. Tempo is how _________ or __________ the music is.
1. Dynamics is how LOUD or SOFT (or quiet) the music is.
2. Tempo is how FAST or SLOW the music is.
500
What do these words mean?
Largo=
Andante=
Allegro=
Presto=
Largo= slow
Andante= a walking pace
Allegro= fast
Presto= really fast
500
When singing music, when should we take a big gulp of air in?
The beat before we sing, or right before we start singing.
500
DICTION QUESTION:
True or false- When we sing, we should pronounce words in exactly the same way as how was speak them. (HINT: would you sing "round and round the earth is turning" the same way you would say it?)
FALSE. We want to use good diction so that each sound is pretty and easily heard.
500
What is a phrase in music?
A phrase is a musical statement. It's like a sentence.