Bass
Low Male
Baritone
Middle Male
Tenor
High Male
Countertenor
Sings Alto or Soprano
Alto
Low Female
Mezzo-Soprano
Middle Female
Soprano
High Female
Pianissimo (pp)
very soft
Piano (p)
Soft
Mezzo-piano (mp)
Medium Soft
Mezzo-forte (mf)
Medium Loud
Forte (f)
Loud
Fortissimo (ff)
Very Loud
Vocal Folds/Vocal Cords
V Shaped, close when breathing and open when singing
Larynx
Voice Box, organ in neck that protects tracia
Diaphram
Across bottom of ribcage
Glottis
Combination of vocal folds and space between them
Hard Palate
right by the teeth
Soft Palate
Back of your throat, raises when yawning
Pharynx
Right above larynx, right behind mouth and nasal cavity
Aria (Opera/Oratorio)
Actual song part of an opera
Art Song
A classical song that is not staged, just a single song. Based on poetry.
Recitative
Speech Like
Musical Theater
Music in a play
Folk
Classical, modern fold: songs of the people
Pop
Anything current or popular
Repertoire
Your selection of music that you can perform
Falsetto
Really high range in guys
Octave
8 notes above or bellow
Pitch
A note
Vibrato
Vibration of a song
Timbe
Tone Quality. Distinctive character of a voice.