Vocal Music II Final (Spring, 2022)

The goal to good, choral singing is to ________________________.

• learn all the lyrics

• be aware of all the dynamics in the music

• sing with expression

• learn all of the letter names of the notes

When you have a performance, it is best to refrain from a lot of dairy products because they tend to __________ the vocal cords.

• tear

• hydrate

• coat

• dehydrate

As you sing you should feel the muscles in your neck

• tighten

• tense

• relax

• crunch

• none of these options

We should limit the amount of caffeine we drink, especially when performing, because it tends to ______________________.

• tends to coat the vocal cords

• makes us "too hyper"

• tends to dehydrate our bodies

• makes us sleepy

The _________is a muscular area which separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity and aids in breathing as well as supporting our tone.

• gut

• diaphragm

• intestines

• stomach

When someone singing has too much muscle and not enough air, that singer is:

• quarantined

• overcompressed, strident tone

• breathy

• going to explode

When someone singing has too much air and not enough muscle, that singer is:

• breathy

• overcompressive

• quarantined

• overexplode

Why do we need good posture for singing?

• To improve the quality of your singing

• To help with your breathing

• A and B only

• none of the above

bed is an example of which vowel?

• Ah

• Eh

• ee

• Oh

Feet is an example of which vowel?

• Eh

• ee

• Oh

• Ah