ISSMA Quiz

What is intonation?

• Intonation is when you sing off key

• Intonation is singing with dynamics

• Intonation is staying centered in the pitch

• Intonation is the pattern of pitches in the song

What part of your body affects your intonation?

• Hard Palette

• Diaphragm

• Tongue

• Soft Palette

Match the tone quality to the style of music it fits.

• Warm, Bright

• Musical Theatre

• Dark, Full, Rich

• Pop

• Nasal, Tight, Bright

• Classical

What is Blend?

• When sopranos are the same volume as altos

• Using the same vowels to sounds like one voice

• Not breathing at the same time as your neighbor

• Singing loudly

Match the following:

• How loud or soft you sing

• Dynamics

• Using the same vowels

• Note Accuracy

• Singing the right notes from the music

• Intonation

• Staying centered in the pitch

• Rhythmic Accuracy

• Singing the right rhythms from the music

• Blend

What is Diction?

• How loud or soft you sing

• Staying centered in the pitch

• Singing with the same vowels

• Over pronounce your words so the audience can understand what you're singing

What is a dipthong?

• Two vowel sounds in one word, sing the first vowel

• Two vowel sounds in one word, sing the second vowel

• 1 vowel sound in the word

• 3 vowel sounds in one word, sing the third vowel

What is balance?

• How loud or soft you sing

• Singing on the same vowel

• When sopranos and altos are the same volume

• Breathing

How can you show that you are interpreting the music?

• Facial Expressions

• Breathing

• Intonation

• Blend

What will we be scored on for overall impression? Choose 3

• Posture

• How you walk on stage

• Balance

• How you walk off of stage