Good Posture
Breath Support
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Correct Breathing Motion
Breath Control |
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4 Parts of Good Breath Management |
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Slumped shoulders, Clavicular Breathing |
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AVOID THIS POSTURE/TECHNIQUE = Poor tone |
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a series of pitches produced by the same adjustment of the vocal mechanism |
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What is a vocal register? |
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The Three Human Vocal Registers |
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Singing with an “Open Throat” |
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1. relaxed jaw and slightly flared lips2. forward relaxed tongue3. larynx that stays at rest4. arched soft palate5. relaxed pharyngeal muscles[image] |
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“ee” becomes “uh”
“eh” becomes “ah”
try to maintain as much of the pure vowel as possible |
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Vowel Modification due to high pitch frequency. |
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All except “s” and “sh” should be: |
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All except “m” and “n” should be: |
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Facial posture, expression, body posture, dynamics and tempo are all ways to utilize and display: |
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Alternating fast paced activities and slow paced activities every 5 minutes or so, beginning and ending as a group with familiar material: |
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The Most Effective Rehearsal Format |
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4 Steps to Good Rehearsal Planning |
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1. Score Analysis of Parts and Range * 2. Begin and End Together * 3. Visible Schedule * 4. Plan for Musical Moment[image] |
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Reasons to Place Singers: |
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1. Balance/Blend2. Intonation (tune to the room)3. Tone Quality/Timbre[image] |
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Voices are Evenly Matched: |
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Voice 2 has more singers: |
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Place weak voices on the outside of this format: |
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4 part Traditional, assumes balanced voices; sop/bass balance intonation and alto/tenor fill inner voices |
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not good for polyphony, but usually helps build independence |
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8 steps to introduce a new work: |
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Psychological issues *
Physiological issues *
Key of composition |
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Three Factors that can cause poor intonation |
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Calling attention to “singing on the inside” can: |
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Help intonation issues caused by Psychological factors. |
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Allowing students to rest and not become overly fatigued can: |
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Help intonation issues caused by Physiological factors. |
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Transposing a work up or down a half-step can: |
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Help intonation issues caused by a difficult Key. |
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Things an accompanist should learn from you include: |
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6 Steps to Sight Reading: |
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In teaching a round, it is important to: |
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1. Split the group in half * 2. Make sure the other group has a “leader” * 3. Sing the round in unison, then sing it out of order – reinforce 1st and 2nd notes * 4. Put it back together in order * *5. Add accompaniment[image] |
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1. feet flat on the floor 2. knees relaxed 3. vertical spine 4. shoulders back 5. elevated sternum 6. head high (open throat) 7. hands and arms at side |
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10 Problems to watch for: |
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