Voices
Choir Vocab
Music Terms
Rehearsal Rules
Rhythms and Solfege
100
How many voices are in a choir?
4
100
When a person is singing by themselves, it is called a____________.
Solo
100
What are these symbols called and what do you do when you see them in music?
Piano, sing, or play quietly.
Forte, sing or play loud.
100
When singing a song during rehearsal, I need to look at the___________.
Music
100
How many beats are each rhythmic value worth?
Quarter note
Eighth notes
Half note
Whole note
1
1
2
4
200
What is the highest voice in choir
Soprano
200
When two people are singing together, it is called a____________.
Duet
200
What are the names for getting louder
And getting quieter
Crescendo and Decrescendo
200
Demonstrate how to sit while singing and holding music
Sitting at the edge of your chair, feet flat on the ground, sitting up straight, holding up music out and in front of you
200
Demonstrate the solfege names and hand signs in order from bottom to top
300
What is the highest male voice?
Tenor
300
When a group sings together, they are singing in___________.
Unison
300
When 2 or more voices/groups sing the same musical passage but at different times
Round
300
When performing in a concert, I always need to look at the
Conductor/Teacher
300
Music Math: How many beats does a quarter note + a pair of eighth notes + a whole note + a dotted half note + a quarter rest + a pair of eighth notes equal?
Show your work on the board!
13 beats
400
Who is the strongest voice in a choir and why?
Tenor/Countertenor because a male is singing notes that are normally sung by sopranos.
400
Another name for a group of people singing together
Ensemble/Choir
400
When a pitch is slightly raised by a half step, the symbol that is used is called
Sharp
400
Demonstrate how to stand when singing.
Stand tall, feet hip/shoulder width apart, arms relaxed at your sides, shoulders relaxed and looking forward.
400
What are the phrases/words we use to memorize the lines and spaces of the Treble clef?
500
What is the order of voices top to bottom?
S(soprano)
A(alto)
T(tenor)
B(bass
500
Another name for the person who writes music is
Composer
500
When a pitch is slightly lowered by a half step, the symbol that is used is called
Flat
500
The most important organ/body part in singing
Lungs (or diaphragm)
500
Name the 6 rhythmic values we have learned
Quarter note (one beat), eighth notes (one beat together), sixteenth note (1/4 beat) half note (2 beats), dotted half note (3 beats), whole note (4 beats)