Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
singing techniques specific to individual voices
Elaboration
- diction (e.g., enunciation, vowel formation, phonation, diphthongs, word/syllable emphasis, pronunciation)
- tone quality as specific to repertoire (e.g., resonance, head voice, chest voice, vibrato, straight tone, bend, fall-off, plop, ghost, shake)
- intonation
- breath regulation and control
- articulations, inflections
- ornamentations: musical embellishments or flourishes that serve as decoration of a melody (e.g., sostenuto, portamento)
- range
- singing through transitions between vocal registers
- blend and balance: the use of relative volume and tonal techniques to highlight certain instruments or create a homogeneous timbre (e.g., accompaniment versus solo technique)
keywords
singing techniques