be able to identify various voice types Identify the difference between accompanied and unaccompanied By the end of this lesson you will Soprano voice The highest female voice Historically women were not allowed to sing in the Church so the soprano roles were given to young ID: 199990
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Understand the difference between Unison and Harmonybe able to identify various voice typesIdentify the difference between accompanied and unaccompanied
By the end of this lesson you willSlide2
Soprano (voice) – The highest female voice. Historically, women were not allowed to sing in the Church so the soprano roles were given to young boys.
Here is a classical piece of opera sung by a Soprano – Queen of the Night
SopranoSlide3
Alto (voice) – The lowest femaleIn pop music a singer who has a lower voice than a soprano would be called a mezzo-soprano .
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY
AltoSlide4
Tenor (voice) – A high adult male voice. For example - Michael Jacksonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps&ob=av2e
TenorSlide5
Bass (voice) – The lowest adult male voice. In pop music there are very few bass singers, but one example would be Johnny Cash.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K4jH7NqUw
bassSlide6
Operatic Singing
1) Operas are normally accompanied by an orchestra and NO MICROPHONES
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) The main contributors: Italy, Germany, France and BritainYouTube - Dessay performs "Der Hölle Rache" from "Die Zauberflöte„
Solo
A voice or instrument performing on its own. Slide7
Singing In Other Cultures
1) Indian Singing – What do you notice about the style?
YouTube - Sweet child o' mine on the sitar
Accompanied
Music in which a solo instrument or voice has another instrument which plays a
less important
part along with the solo.
2) African Singing – What part does vocal music play in African culture?
YouTube - Ladysmith Black
Mambazo
- Hello My Baby
Harmony
Notes
or chords which sound well with a melody are
said
to harmonise the melody. Slide8
Voice tricks
1) Inuit throat singing – Entertainment
YouTube - Tanya
Tagaq Throat Singing
Unaccompanied
A voice or voices singing on their own, or an instrument playing on its own.
2) Beat Boxing
YouTube -
Bjork
"who is it" liveSlide9
Rock Music
1) Accompanied by rock instruments
2) Who are your favourite rock singers and why?
3) Do you think they sing using a good vocal technique?YouTube - U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)Slide10
UnisonA number of instruments or voices perform a single line of music together. http://
www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/12072.flv
Choir SingingSlide11
Here are several clips to help you identify whether it is unison or harmony singing.S:\Music\Staff\Listening classes\Forrester Data\Harmony Unison
Unison or HarmonySlide12
Choral music has been written through the ages and includes all kinds of music, sometimes with different names like backing vocals in pop music where voices accompany a lead singer, to the earliest music of the church from the 13th and 14th centuries.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hR6O7VxKaQ
Choir Singing