Quiz 9 Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is horizontal intonation and how is it affected by the singer’s familiarity with the score?
solo and ensemble singing
problematic if not familiar with the piece
to establish intonation, rehearse many styles of music to gain familiarity
what is vertical intonation and how can you help train it using a four-part major chord?
affects harmony within the ensemble 1-isolate each part 2-tune pitches 3- add 1 by 1 vocal part 4-sing together 5-sing in context
rep-specific intonation issues: text/lyrics
sometimes can learn on a cardinal vowel but once add lyrics, intonation suffers
sing a problematic passage on a single cardinal vowel
to fix- speak words using head voice
rep-specific intonation issues: tessitura
if music stays in or near passagio, intonation suffers
to improve- use slide
rep-specific intonation issues: key
some keys are more difficult because of tessitura
if piece consistently goes sharp, consider lowering or raising key by a half step
uniform vowel production within sections
use warmup to establish desired vowel colors & preferred method of achieving, to fix- use vocal warmup to establish accurate
rep-specific intonation issue: dynamic
undersinging and oversinging, to fix- isolate sections
rep-specific intonation issue: vowel differences
ensure same vowel sound by isolating the word
won’t look the same but should create sound the same way
how is positioning singers related to blend and healthy vocal production?
need to be able to hear themselves and their neighbors to sing in-tune
blended sound-color
different voices- different tones
blended sound- balance
avoid oversinging to create uniform sound
blended sound- tuning
accurate intervals
blended sound-diction
enunciation of vowel and consonants
