Choral Singing Vocab

Front

A steady, periodic sound

Back

Tone

Front

Art of playing/singing with personal response to music

Back

Expression

Front

Pitch accuracy

Back

Intonation

Front

Body position when sitting/standing.

Back

Posture

Front

High voice register; vibrations in the face.

Back

Head voice

Front

Loudness or softness of music.

Back

Dynamics

Front

Strength in the sound of a section

Back

Balance

Front

Sound formed by combining two vowel sounds

Back

Diphthong

Front

Air taken in or expelled from the lungs

Back

Breath

Front

Male voice with high notes

Back

Falsetto