Choir Commandments & Vocal Pedagogy
A choir that _____ together, ______ together.
What is Breathes, Sings?
Musical term meaning "to slow down"
What is rallentando OR ritardando
Composer of In the Heights, Encanto, Moana, Vivo, and Hamilton
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
symbol that looks like a squiggle & indicates 1 beat of silence
What is a quarter rest?
Together ?
What is Tutti?
______ is the foundation of singing.
What is Breathing?
synonymous for decrescendo
What is diminuendo?
Repertoire piece from the classical era, written by Mozart, and about the judgement day
What is Dies Irae?
What is FACE?
technical term for intervals that sound "crunchy" such as the M2 and M7
What is an dissonance/dissonant?
How choir students should walk on stage
What is Poise, Purpose, & Pleasantness?
Symbol that tells singers to hold the note until the conductor indicates otherwise
fermata
Repertoire piece which uses Call & Response, has a fast tempo, and could be called a jubilee
What is No Need to Knock?
The distance between two pitches
What is an interval?
Baroque compositional technique involving multiple melodies at the same time
What is polyphony (or counterpoint)
Rule for long notes
What is Long Notes Live or Die?
making sure all the voice parts (SATB) can be heard equally- no one part overpowers another
What is Balance
What is Cherokee Morning Song?
Musical symbol which looks like a quarter note with a flag on it
What is an eighth note?
Term used to describe tuning, locking in the chords
What is intonation?
Three aspects of good singers position
What is
A. Feet hip/shoulder width apart
B. Knees slightly bent
C. Chin parallel to the ground
D. Eyes on the conductor
fast paced embellishments on a single syllable, like modern riffs
What is a melisma?
Time period Domine came from
What is the Baroque period?
Type of note that equals 3 beats in 4/4 time
What is a dotted half note?
suddenly
What is subito?