Solo Songs
Voice Classifications
90 Days
A Grand Night for Singing
Sopranos classifications
100
Who sang the song about a woman who longs to go to Ireland and meet a man
Deanna (Ireland)
100
Vennard's first rule of classification:
"Don't be in a hurry"
100
what solfege is the last note in the second messure?
So (key of D)
100
Name the two composers of this show
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
100
which is NOT a characteristic of a coloratura soprano: light singing, agile, sounds dark, flutey
sounds dark
200
Emily sang this song from Next to Normal about a girl who finds comfort in playing the piano
Everything Else
200
True or False: singing too high has more dangers then singing too low
True
200
what is the solfege of the highest note you have to sing?
So (D note in the key of G)
200
What is the name of our opening number?
"Sounds of the Earth"
200
Renee Fleming's voice is described as thicker then a coloratura soprano, a slightly denser sound, agile but not super agile, with a fuller timbre. She is classified as a..
Lyric soprano
300
What was the name of the song Jamilah sang from the shoe Aida
Easy as Life
300
higher voices have higher _______ notes (this concerns transition points)
Lift
300
sightread the solfege (don't sing actual notes) of the first measure
So, Do, re, Mi
300
The songs Sisters Lament, Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful, and A Lovely Night are all from this musical featured in A grand night for singing
Cinderella
300
Which is not a soprano classification?: coloratura, lyric, agile soprano, lyrico-spinto, or dramatic soprano
agile soprano
400
What musical was Joe's solo song from (His song was "Why")
Tick Tick BOOM
400
For classification using transition points the choice of this must be strictly controlled
Vowels
400
sightread the notes and solfege of these two measures
do, do, re, re, mi, re
400
The song "Honey Bun" is from what musical in the show?
South Pacific
400
True or false? Mado Robin can sing the lowest note of any singer on record
False; she can sing the highest note on record
500
what is the name of the song Emily K sang from the show Ordinary Days?
I'll be Here
500
Singing too high may contribute to certain vocal disorders such as the development of ________
vocal nodules (nodes)
500
Sightread this phrase (notes and solfege)
mi, mi, re, do re, mi, re, re, mi, do
500
Name three musicals included in a grand night for singing
Answers: Carousel, Cinderella, The King and I, South Pacific, Allegro, Me and Juliet, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Pipe Dream
500
this person is went from a mezzo to a dramatic soprano, is from Georgia, and was Mrs. Kenny's really nice friend in college! Her name is..
Jennifer Holloway