Choir voices

Choir voices

• An organized group of singers

• Directed by a conductor or director​

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​What is a choir?

• Mixed choir

• Women's choir

• Men's choir​

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What types of choirs are there?

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• High female voice

• The highest range of all voices

• Performs the melody in a choral ensemble​

​Soprano

Kelly Clarkson

​​Celine Dion

Billie Eilish

​​Ariana Grande

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​Famous Sopranos

• High male range

• Performs harmony in a mixed choir

• Performs the melody in a men's choir​

​Tenor

Bruno Mars

Ed Sheeran

Michael Jackson

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​​Elton John

​Famous Tenors

• Highest male range

• Rare​

• Can sing female middle/low range​

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​Countertenor

Multiple Choice

What is a choir?

• A group of instruments

• A group of singers

• A group of composers

• A group of conductors

Multiple Choice

What is the high female range called?

• Tenor

• Countertenor

• Alto

• Soprano

Multiple Choice

What is the high male range called?

• Tenor

• Soprano

• Countertenor

• Choir

• Middle female range

• ​Sometimes sings melody, sometimes sings harmony

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​Mezzo-soprano

Idina Menzel

​​Pat Benatar

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​​Adele

Beyonce

​Famous Mezzo-Sopranos

• Middle male range

• Sings harmony in choir​

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​Baritone

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Josh Groban

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Billy Idol

Elvis Presley

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​​Rick Astley

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​Famous Baritones

Multiple Choice

Who directs a choir?

• A conductor

• A composer

• A singer

• A violinist

Multiple Choice

What is the middle male range called?

• Soprano

• Mezzo-soprano

• Baritone

• Tenor

Multiple Choice

What is the middle female range called?

• Soprano

• Mezzo-soprano

• Baritone

• Tenor

• Low female range

• Sings harmony in choir​

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Alto

• Low male range

• Lowest range of all voices

• Sings harmony​

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​Bass

Barry White

​​Johnny Cash

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​​Thurl Ravenscroft

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Leonard Cohen​​

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​Famous Basses

• Lowest female range

• ​Rare

• Not used in choir​

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​Contralto

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​​Cher

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Amy Winehouse

Annie Lennox

​​Toni Braxton

​Famous Contraltos

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of choirs? One than one answer is correct.

• Mixed

• Quartet

• Men's

• Harmony

• Women's

Multiple Choice

Which one is the low female range?

• Soprano

• Mezzo-soprano

• Tenor

• Alto

Multiple Choice

Which one is the low male range?

• Tenor

• Bass

• Countertenor

• Baritone