Vocal Performance Flashcards
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What is the lowest female voice type in classical music?
Answer: Contralto
Contralto (or alto) is the lowest female voice classification, with a darker, richer timbre than soprano or mezzo.
Which term describes the unique tone color or quality of a voice?
Answer: Timbre
Timbre (or tone color) describes the unique quality of a sound that distinguishes one voice or instrument from another.
What vocal ornament involves quickly alternating between two adjacent notes?
Answer: Trill
A trill is a rapid alternation between two adjacent pitches, used as ornamentation in both vocal and instrumental music.
What is 'belting' in musical theater vocal technique?
Answer: Projecting chest voice into higher notes with powerful, bright tone
Belting is a technique where chest voice is extended into higher registers with a powerful, bright, brassy sound.
Which musical term means to sing in a speaking voice or speech-like rhythm?
Answer: Recitative
Recitative is a style of delivery where the singer uses speech rhythms and inflections, often used in opera to advance the plot.
What warm-up exercise helps singers activate correct breath support?
Answer: All of the above
Lip trills, humming scales, and vowel sirens all help activate breath support and warm up the vocal instrument safely.