7th Grade Choir Vocabulary

head voice

• lower, richer part of the female voice

• higher, lighter part of the female voice

• shouty voice used outdoors

• whisper voice

chest voice

• higher, lighter part of female voice

• whisper voice

• lower, richer part of female voice

• to clear your throat

low breath

• to sing in lowest voice

• to hold your breath

• light, shallow breath

• deep breath that expands rib cage

mixed meter

• a song that includes more than one time signature

• the steady beat in a song

• the distance between two notes

• a song with more than one key signature

staggered breath

• breathing all at the same time

• breathing on a rest

• breathing as quietly as possible

• random breathing in a song so it appears that no one is breathing during a phrase

phrasing

• to sing very quietly

• where to breathe in music (on a rest or with staggered breath)

• the verses of a song

• to sing as loud as possible

articulate/enunciate

• to sing or speak words clearly

• to mumble

• to march in time

• to be artistic

audiate

• to hum softly

• to make up a melody

• to hear a pitch in your head before it is sung

• to plug your ears when you sing

What is dissonance?

• when two or more notes create a skip

• when two or more notes clash and create tension

• when two or more notes are in unison

• when two or more notes create a leap