Chorus II/III Midterm

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

When you sing your brain tells selected muscles to

• arrange the skeleton

• arrange for a supply of air in your lungs

• shape your throat and mouth in many different ways

• produce many subtle coordinations in your larynx

• all of the answers

The specific parts you move to shape your sound are

• hands, arms, elbows

• jaw, lips, soft palate

• tongue, throat tube

• both hands,arms elbows, and knees, legs, toes

• both jaw, lips, soft palate, and tongue and throat tube

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

The roof of the mouth located toward the back of the mouth is the soft palate.

• True

• False

The ___________is the vocal fold or cords

• pharynx

• larynx

• throat tube

• soft palate

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

• breathy

• overcompressive

• quarantined

• overexplode