Midterm

Question 1

Larynx

Answer 1

Voice box

Question 2

Tracea

Answer 2

Wind Pipe

Question 3

How to sing (5)

Answer 3

• Air fills lungs and rib cage expands
• Air goes through trachea and larynx
• Air reaches vocal cords and makes them vibrate (making sound)
• Sound comes into soft palate and then the hard palate (aka roof of mouth)
• Sound resonates into the air

Question 4

You sing on the _____

Answer 4

exhale

Question 5

Tessitura

Answer 5

where most of the notes lie

Question 6

Range

Answer 6

Highest and lowest notes in the song

Question 7

Parts of a choir

Answer 7

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Question 8

Gregonian Chant

Answer 8

One line in melody

Question 9

Organum

Answer 9

2 lines in melody

Question 10

Renaissance genres of songs

Answer 10

Magical
Mass
Motet

Question 11

Magical

Answer 11

Secular, choir music. Ex, love, life, not about God.

Question 12

Motet-

Answer 12

Sacred Choir music about God

Question 13

Mass

Answer 13

Sacred. Sung in the church

Question 14

Baroque Era

Answer 14

Opera
Cantara
Oratorio

Question 15

Cantara

Answer 15

Choir and Soloist sung in church, small group

Question 16

Oratorio

Answer 16

Larger version of a Cantara. More singers in a larger choir, done in a hall

Question 17

Opera

Answer 17

Araias, main song of opera

Question 18

Unison

Answer 18

One sound, one note

Question 19

Diaphragm

Answer 19

Involuntary muscle when we breathe.

Question 20

Nodes

Answer 20

Cords aren’t coming together, don’t vibrate

Question 21

Inhalation aka…

Answer 21

Inspiration

Question 22

Exhalation aka…

Answer 22

Expiration

Question 23

Breathe in through …

Answer 23

nose or mouth

Question 24

Vocal Cords

Answer 24

Muscle Fords

Question 25

Soft Palate

Answer 25

squishy area

Question 26

Hard palate

Answer 26

roof of the mouth

Question 27

Resonate

Answer 27

Amplify sound

Question 28

Melody

Answer 28

Tune

Question 29

Staccato

Answer 29

Detached

Question 30

Leggato

Answer 30

Smooth and Conneted

Question 31

Text

Answer 31

Lyrics

Question 32

Harmony

Answer 32

Accompaniment of the melody

Question 33

Checklist for Practice session (8)

Answer 33

1. 30 sec to 1 min focusing 2. Posture 3. Fully present 4. 2 min of physical warm up 5. 5 min of vocal warm up 6. Learn new music and rehearse old 7. Use imagination 8. Fully perform one song

Question 34

Symptoms of stage fright

Answer 34

``` shakey voice tension knees shake shallow breathing dry mouth ```

Question 35

How to calm nerves

Answer 35

Take a low breath pep talk Be involved in music

Question 36

Presence

Answer 36

way you connect yourself on stage

Question 37

Medieval era song genres

Answer 37

Gregorian Chant | Organum