Vocal Ensembles
The lower female voice classification is known as
What is alto
What part of the human body is responsible for vocal production?
What is the vocal folds
This style of singing or playing means to play short and detached
What is staccato
What is the Italian term for "loud"
What is forte
Bar lines divide the staff into sections called
What are measures
A children's choir or 2-part women's choir would feature which voices?
What is soprano and alto
The way the parts in an ensemble work together to blend is called
What is balance.
To play or sing something strong or "marked"
What is marcato
What is the Italian word for "soft"
Draw the symbol that represents an eighth note
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A 3-part women's ensemble would feature which vocal parts?
What is soprano, soprano, alto
The way voices work together to combine tone and volume to sound as one voice is called
What is blend
To play or sing smoothly
What is legato
What does mezzo piano mean?
What is medium soft.
Draw the symbol that represents a whole rest
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A 4-part mixed vocal ensemble would feature which vocal parts?
What is soprano, alto, tenor, and bass
A sequence of single notes
What is melody
A ______ provides emphasis or stress to a note
What is an accent
What is a decrescendo
What symbol represents the highest notes on the staff?
What is the treble clef
A 4-part all male ensemble would feature what vocal sections?
What is Tenor, Tenor, Bass, Bass
The accuracy of pitch in singing is called
What is intonation
A _______ allows the conductor to hold a note for an unspecified amount of time
What is a fermata
To gradually get louder
What is a crescendo
This symbol appears at the beginning of the staff to tell you how many beats are in one measure and what type of note gets a beat
What is the time signature