5/19 PMSA Advanced Chorus

How many beats does a whole note get in 4/4 time?

Match the following

• 8th Note

• 
• Whole note

• 
• Half Note

• 
• Quarter Note

• 
• 16th Note

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What are "Dynamics" in music?

• Fast or Slow

• Loud or Quiet

• Changing Pitch

• Two or more voices

When singing in a group, it is important to listen so that the sound ______.

Match the following

• Soprano

• Voices singing the same pitches.

• Tempo

• Two or more voices singing at the same time with different pitches.

• Unison

• The highest vocal range.

• Harmony

• Singing loud or quiet.

• Dynamics

• The speed of the music.

The foundation for good choral singing begins with 

• good pots and pans

• good typing skills

• good posture

• goodness gracious

The larynx (or voice box) houses the ______ which produce our vocal sounds.

• tongue

• diaphragm

• spine

• vocal cords

The diaphragm's muscle function is to:

• assist with breathing

• allow for plenty of air inhaled

• provide support to the tone

• all answers shown here

When singing, your jaw should be comfortably _______.

• rigid

• chewing

• dropped

• clinched

crescendo means..

• to increase in volume

• to pause singing

• to decrease in volume