Choir
Music
Theory
Choir Vocab
Solfege
100
What is the lowest voice in an SATB choir?
Bass
100
What is it called when a singer sings alone?
Solo
100
This symbol means "go back and do it again"
Repeat sign
100
Describe good standing posture with 4 of 9 points discussed in class.
Feet shoulder width apart, one slightly in front
Knees not locked, Hips centered, Spine elongated, Ribcage lifted, Head centered, Chin slightly down, Arms at sides
100
What solfege syllable is above Ti?
Do
200
What is the term for all singing the same thing at the same time?
Unison
200
What is it called when two singers sing together?
Duet
200
What part of the note(s) do we look at to read pitch?
What is the head of the note
and/or
what is the position of the note
200
The name of this type of rhythm (official name OR what we say when we read it
What is "Sixteenth notes"
OR
"ti-ka-ti-ka"
200
What chromatic solfege is below La?
Le or Si
300
Which singing voice is lower: Alto or Tenor?
Tenor
300
What is it called when a group of people sing together?
Ensemble/Choir
300
What is the name of the symbol(s) that mean to not sing?
What is/are rests?
300
What does a key signature do?
Tells the musician where "Do" belongs
300
What chromatic solfege is above Fa?
Fi or Se
400
True or False: Higher notes should be sung in the head voice/falsetto resonance.
True
400
What are the two "zones" on the roof of a singer's mouth?
(hint: one of them can move up and down!)
Hard palate and soft palate
400
What is the complement/opposite of melody?
What is harmony?
400
List these dynamics in order from softest to loudest:
forte(f) pianissimo (pp) fortissimo(ff) piano(p)
pp, p, f, ff
400
Which two pairs of solfege do not change between Diatonic and Chromatic solfege?
Mi to Fa
Ti to Do
500
When fully developed, do men or women typically have wider vocal ranges on average?
Men
500
What is the name of someone that writes music?
Composer
500
What is the musical term for "hold and watch the conductor"?
(hint: it looks a little bit like an eye)
Fermata
500
How is the appearance an eighth note is different from a quarter note?
It has a flag or beam
500
Re lowered by a half step is called
Ra