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Singing Technique

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When air moves through my windpipe, what vibrates?

a)

my hands

b)

my feet

c)

my vocal cords

2.

Your voice is your own instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What are vocal cords?

a)

Vocal cords are large muscles used for speaking and singing.

b)

Vocal cords are very small muscles used for speaking and singing.

c)

Vocal cords helps you to breathe.

4.

What body parts are used as an air pump for you body?

a)

Your mouth and

b)

your voice and eyes

c)

your lungs

5.

The air you need to sing and speak with comes from ____________.

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

eyes

6.

What part of body should you used when you sing?

a)

My diaphragm

b)

My throat

c)

My neck

7.

If you use your diaphragm properly, what control would you have during singing?

a)

My diaphragm helps me control the air flowing past my vocal cords.

b)

My diaphragm helps me control my movements.

c)

My diaphragm does not help me to sing pleasant tones.

8.

My diaphragm is a muscle that helps me to breathe.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When singing, your jaw should be comfortably _______.

a)

rigid

b)

chewing

c)

dropped

d)

clinched

10.

The diaphragm's muscle function is to:

a)

assist with breathing

b)

allow for plenty of air inhaled

c)

provide support to the tone

d)

all answers shown here

11.

The legs are straight and the knees are _______.

a)

at a 90 degree angle

b)

flexible

c)

rigid

d)

raised up on the chair in front of you

12.

In good singing posture, the shoulders should be 

a)

comfortable back

b)

slumped down

c)

rigidly thrown back, like a soldier

d)

dipping back and forth

13.

The foundation for good choral singing begins with 

a)

good pots and pans

b)

good typing skills

c)

good posture

d)

goodness gracious

14.

When singing in a chorus, a beautiful sound is achieved by creating unison _____ sounds.

a)

consonant

b)

vowel

c)

number

d)

vociferous

15.

A person's ability to sing with others depends on

a)

balancing their voice volume with others

b)

singing with a clinched jaw and rigid knees

c)

making sure they don't match their vowels with anyone else

d)

singing with a weak, unsupported sound

16.

Your vocal cords vibrate when air moves through your throat. True or False

a)

true

b)

false

17.

We use our vocal cords for speaking and singing.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

How do you describe your lungs?

a)

As an air pump for your neck

b)

As an air pump for your feet

c)

As an air pump for your body

d)

All of the above

19.

The air you need to sing and speak with comes from your _____________.

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

heart

d)

none of the above

20.

Why do we need good posture for singing?

a)

To improve the quality of your singing

b)

To help with your breathing

c)

A and B only

d)

none of the above

21.

When you stand singing, how should you position your feet?

a)

close together

b)

slightly standing apart

c)

one foot crossed over the other

d)

feet lifted slightly

22.

How should you positon your knees if you are standing properly?

a)

locked

b)

unlocked

c)

bend greatly

d)

none of the above

23.
What should you do before you sing?
a)
Pick a song to sing
b)
Warm up your voice
24.
True or False:  Singing is a physical activity.
a)
True
b)
False
25.

A person's ability to sing with others depends on...

a)

balancing their voice volume with others

b)

making sure their vowel matches others

c)

singing with a rounded, resonant tone

d)

all of the above

26.

The beauty of singing tone is in

a)

vowels

b)

consonants

27.

The diaphragm muscle's function is....

a)

to assist with breathing

b)

to provide support to the tone

c)

to allow for plenty of air inhaled

d)

all of the above

28.

Which best describes knees in good posture

a)

Stiff and rigid

b)

Flexible

c)

Criss-crossed

29.

The ideal "ah" vowel is like

a)

being at a doctor and him sticking a depressor on your tongue

b)

beginning stage of a yawn (relaxed)

c)

sitting in the dentist chair while they fill a cavity

30.

Which is the best definition of tone quality?

a)

How low or high the tone is

b)

How loud of soft the tone is

c)

The quality of the sound and the variety of colors or timbre that is produced.