Q1 2020 Choir Benchmark Review

Singing a cappella means singing:

• without looking

• without emotion

• without instruments

• with extra style

Abdominal muscle used for breath support when singing:

• appendix

• trapezius

• esophagus

• diaphragm

The dynamic marking f tells you to sing:

• softly

• loudly

• with careful pronunciation

• fast

When singing, the word diction refers to:

• how far ahead in the music you are looking

• how expressive your face is

• how carefully you pronounce the words

• how loudly you are singing

This symbol tells you to:

• gradually get louder

• get loud, then soft

• go back to the beginning

• gradually get faster

This symbol tells you to:

• stop

• watch out

• don't stop

• repeat

When singing, score refers to:

• how well you are singing

• the sheet music

• the page you're on

• the amount of expressiveness

Voice part that is at the top of the score:

• soprano

• bass

• alto

• virtuoso

The dynamic mark ff tells you to sing

• extra softly

• very loudly

• medium loudly

• with expressiveness

Numbers written at the beginning of a piece to quickly communicate the number of beats per measure:

• tempo

• measure counter

• bar line

• time signature