Music Theory
This note in 4/4 takes up the entire measure!
What is a whole note?
What symbol shows how many beats are in each measure?
Time Signature
Ready and sing!
What is "Tho-Eh-Ah"
What is the solfege syllable for the 1st note of the scale?
Do
Warm ups we sing, such as "La Ti Do Re" and "Many Mumbling Mice", are in this mode.
What is minor?
What symbol means to hold a note longer than its written value?
Fermata
A musician's favorite time of class is only complete with spectacles to fix their near-sightedness.
What are sight-reading glasses?
This warmup is popularly introduced by everyone in the choir with a "ready go! *clap*"
What is "Sol Sol Sol Sol Sol Fa Mi Re Do"?
What solfege hand gesture is thumbs down?
Fa
Featured in the musical "The Sound of Music", this system helps singers traverse the musical scale when reading music for the first time.
What is solfege?
What does a sharp symbol do to a note?
A Sharp
This warmup might be a little difficult for singers with a lisp.
What is "See the Swimmers Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea"?
This interval was strongly avoided at the time due to its dissonant and unstable sound, which clashed with the religious and musical principles of the time.
What is a tritone?
What does a natural sign do?
Cancel a sharp or flat.
ABBA song recorded in honor of the U.K.'s longest-reigning monarch.
What is Dancing Queen Elizabeth?
How fast can you sing this warmup about a piece of clothing?
What is "Black Socks"?
Often times sung as "Here comes the bride!", this interval is a common one sung especially in the bass voice part.
What is a perfect fourth?
What are the five lines and four spaces called that music is written on?
The Staff
Artist Prince's iconic song/movie needs to reschedule for another time.
What is Purple Raincheck?