Vocal Performance Flashcards
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What is the highest female singing voice classification?
Answer: Soprano
Soprano is the highest standard female voice type, typically ranging from middle C to high C.
What technique involves alternating between the chest voice and a lighter head voice?
Answer: Yodeling
Yodeling involves rapid alternation between the chest voice and falsetto head voice, common in Alpine folk music.
What is 'vibrato' in singing?
Answer: A rapid, slight variation in pitch that gives warmth to a note
Vibrato is a rapid, regular fluctuation in pitch that gives a sustained note warmth, expressiveness, and resonance.
What is the term for the break or register change in a singer's voice?
Answer: Passaggio
The passaggio is the transition point between vocal registers (chest to head voice) that singers must navigate smoothly.
A 'countertenor' is a male voice that sings primarily in which register?
Answer: Alto or mezzo-soprano range
A countertenor is a male voice that uses falsetto or head voice to sing in the alto or mezzo-soprano range.
What does 'a cappella' mean in choral music?
Answer: Without any instrumental accompaniment
A cappella refers to singing without any instrumental accompaniment, using voices alone.