Music Theory
The value of beats in a whole note.
4
Properly using your diaphragm, lungs, and and air to sing.
breath support
The leader of a choir (a.k.a Mr. Musselman) or other groups of musicians.
conductor
It goes on everything.
Chocolate
The Mediterranean country in which the oldest known choir performance took place over 2000 years ago.
Ancient Greece
The musical symbol for silence.
rest
The flaps of skin that vibrate to produce your voice.
vocal folds
The term for clear pronunciation in singing.
diction
Finish the phrase: "De colores ___ ___ ___ iris que ___ ___."
De colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
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How many hours the longest continuous choir performance lasted.
100 hours
A choir in the Philippines sang continuously for over 100 hours in a relay-style performance
The musical term for "soft".
piano
Something to avoid in your body while singing, caused by muscles clenching unneccesarily.
tension
A term referring to large groups of musicians, such as choirs, bands, and orchestras.
ensembles
The two songs which Beginner Choir sang in Latin this year.
Ubi Caritas and Dona Nobis Pacem
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The number of members in all the choirs this past year (closest wins).
71
The note value that gets one beat in 4/4 meter.
quarter note
Finish the phrase: "I ___ my ___."
I love my life.
Everyone singing the same notes together.
unison
A song Beginner Choir sang with an animal in the title.
If I Were a Fish
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The number of people in the largest choir ever assembled (closest wins).
121,440 people.
The choir was organized by The Art of Living in Chennai, India, on January 30, 2011.
The clef that the soprano, alto, and tenor voices read in.
Treble
Finish the phrase: "Never sing louder than ___."
beautiful
Symbols which indicate how loud or soft music should be performed.
dynamics
In Shady Grove, what are the two fruits mentioned in connection with summertime and fall?
Peaches and apples
This piece, celebrating the entire life of Jesus Christ, is the most-performed choral piece of all time.
Messiah by George Handel