Choir Benchmark Q1 2021

What is another name for a choral score?

• measure

• octavo

• subject

• system

Where would you find the names of the composer and arranger of a choral piece?

• at the very top of the page

• at the bottom of the page

• under the page number

• under the title and to the right

Under the title and to the left-hand side, what would you find?

• the name of the lyricist

• the publisher

• which recordings are available

• a list of key changes

When a piece is written for more than one voice part, you will see a vertical line connecting all the parts. What is this called?

• measure

• system

• dynamic marking

• octavo

What is recommended that you do to follow your part more easily in a choral score?

• mark it with a pencil

• record your part and listen to it

• color in the notes with a crayon

• watch a YouTube video of the song

When two parts are notated on the same staff, such as soprano and alto, how can you tell them apart?

• they are color-coded

• the notes are marked with a little "s" or "a"

• you just pick one

• by the direction of the note stems

According to the video we watched, vocal parts can be written in many ways, but the most important thing is that you:

• look at your director

• sing loudly

• know which part you are singing and can follow it in your score

• stand up straight and enunciate

If you see a new key signature, you know that:

• you should sing higher

• the piece has changed keys

• the composer was Italian

• you should slow down

_______ numbers are usually indicated (shown) at the beginning of every system.

• measure/bar

• line

• note

• page

This can be indicated with either a number or a word, such as "calmly" or "espressivo":

• dynamics

• timbre

• tempo

• energy