Solfege & Ear Training
Sing an ascending major scale using solfège.
Do re me fa sol la ti do.
3 beats.
Purpose of a lip trill?
Restore airflow.
The choir misses an entrance. What should everyone watch for?
The conductors breath and entrance gesture.
What does piano mean?
Soft
What is the interval between do and sol?
5th
What does the top number represent in 4/4 time signature?
4 beats.
Where should you feel expansion during a singing breath?
Lower ribs/stomach. Not in the Shoulders!
Two sections sing the correct notes but do not line up. What should you work on first?
Rhythm and subdivision.
What does ritardando mean?
Gradually slow down.
What is the solfège from this example?
Correct
Rhythm syllables for two eighth notes.
TE TE
Why can a spread vowel create tuning problems?
It changes the resonance and prevents singers from matching one another.
The chord sounds out of tune. How can you fix it?
Tune to a piano.
What is the difference between rhythm and beat?
Beat is continuous and doesn't change form. Rhythm can change.
Solfege from this example?
Correct.
Clap: quarter, two eighths, 4 sixteenths, quarter
Accurate performance
Give on healthy strategy for singing a high note.
Possible answers include maintaining airflow, release the jaw, maintain lifted roof of mouth.
DAILY DOUBLE: Choir loses energy during a long phrase. Give a solution.
Plan breathes, new airflow, subdivide, shape the phrase.
What is harmony?
When two or more voices change notes in music.
One group sustains do, one sustains mi, one sustains sol. What have they created?
A chord!
Use proper rhythm syllables for the EXAMPLE.
Correct.
If a vowel/word is obscured by mouth shape, what should you do to fix it? EXAMPLE.
Open your mouth.
How do you fix a problem you've dealt with multiple times in a piece of music?
Slow it down, isolate rhythms, sing pitches/solfege.
Explain the difference between articulation and diction.
Articulation is how notes begin and connect. Diction describes the clarity of words.