Lesson 6.1 The Voice As Musical Instrument

Chapter 6.1 (Section 3, Unit 1)

The Voice As Musical Instrument

Open Ended

Think of a piece of music that you have listened to. What about this piece is meaningful to you? What in the music is meaningful? Are the lyrics meaningful?

The Voice: A Unique Instrument

Read the following by yourself or with a neighbor.

-Identify new vocabulary words and be able to describe how they are used to classify voices in music.

-Read about Bobby McFerrin and his unique vocal range.

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Open Ended

You will then answer the following question after listening to the song and the interview with Bobby McFerrin:

For what is McFerrin best known?

-Identify the body parts that function when a person sings.

-Click on the "Vocal Mechanism" activity and highlight the specific parts.

Physiology

-Read about the ways voices are characterized and look at the anatomy of the voice.

​Read this section

Characterize the Voice

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Open Ended

Listen to these distinctive pop artists and try to identify their voices in terms of timbre and register.

Operatic Voices

• Read the section titled "Operatic Voices" and wait for the Vocal Ranges to be played back.

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Match

Match the following Male Voice Ranges

• Countertenor

• Baritone

• Tenor

• Bass

Highest

Mid

High

Low

• Highest

• Mid

• High

• Low

Match

Match the following Female Voice Ranges

• Coloratura Soprano

• Soprano

• Mezzo-Soprano

• Contralto

Highest

High

Mid

Low

• Highest

• High

• Mid

• Low

​Female Vocal Personalities

• ​Listen to the Female Vocal Personalities and stand on side 1,2,3, or 4 of the room to determine if these singer's ranges are the highest, high, mid, or low ranges of a females voice.

​Male Vocal Personalities

• ​Listen to the Male Vocal Personalities and stand on side 1,2,3, or 4 of the room to determine if these singer's ranges are the highest, high, mid, or low ranges of a male's voice.

Crossover - Operatic and Pop

Read this section's opener and read on Charlotte Church and Andrea Bocelli.

Identify some of the characteristics of their voices, where they come from, and how they've influenced the Crossover genre in recent years.

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Open Ended

Listen to Charlotte Church's rendition of "The Last Rose of Summer."

List adjectives that capture the timbre of the singer's voice, then read the song's lyrics in the text and complete the following:

1. Read the poem and identify words you do not understand. Look up these terms in a dictionary.

2. What do you think the poem is trying to convey?

Open Ended

3-2-1 Prompt.

List 3 things you learned in today's lesson, 2 things you liked or found interesting, and 1 question you still have about today's lesson.