Treble Choir stuff to know

In music, the word "chromatic" means...

• two names for the same pitch

• music that uses notes that don't belong in the regular scale

  (lots of extra sharp/flat/naturals)

• music that uses ONLY notes in the regular scale

• the sharps and flats at the beginning of a piece of music that tell you which notes to play sharp or flat in that piece

Using solfege in choir is...

• Always 100% necessary and the only way to sing.

• Designed only to make things more difficult for the singer.

• Often useful to help understand the relationships between pitches, but not always necessary or helpful.

• Just something we do, no real reason.

Staccato (the dot under or over a note head) tells us to...

• Hit that note harder

• Hold that note longer

• Sing that note louder

• Sing/play short and separated

What does a sharp (#) do to a note?

• Raises it a half step

• Lowers it a half step

• Takes the note back to it's original pitch

• Make that note louder

What does a flat (b) do to a note?

• Raises it a half step

• Lowers it a half step

• Takes it back to its original pitch

• Makes it louder

What does a natural (♮) do to a note?

• Raises it a half step

• Lowers it a half step

• Cancels a previous sharp or flat

• Makes it softer

What is the solfege name for a So raised up a half step? (either by a sharp or a natural after a flat)

• Se

• Si

• Sa

• Sol

What is the solfege name for a "Fa" raised up a half step?

• Fe

• Fo

• Fi

• Fu

Which of the following help a choir sing in tune? (check all that apply, more than one right answer)

• Preparing the pitch and vowel before breathing to sing

• Everyone singing the same vowels

• Everyone singing as loud as they can

• Consistent movement of air through the sound

When the music breaks into two or more parts after a period of unison singing, the singers should...

• sing the divided parts with more volume

• Sing the divided parts softer

• change nothing, just keep singing

• wait to see what everyone else does