Sixth Grade Assessment 2

What is a scale?

A collection of pitches that make up the notes of a song.

Solfege is a technique to give each note a syllable (do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do) to help teach the melody.

What are Treble voices? What are some combinations of choral music written for treble voices?

Voices that normally sing in the higher range (using treble clef). The melodies stay usually above middle C. Treble voices sometimes are named :Soprano or Alto. Middle school singers normally sing in the treble voice range. Some combinations of repertoire include SA (Soprano Alto),

SSA (Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto).

What is the word range mean in music?

The highest and lowest notes a particular voice can produce. When speaking we use a lower voice (sometimes known as the talking voice). When singing we use a higher voice (sometimes known as the head voice).

Basic Choral Ranges: Soprano(highest treble voice): C4-A5

Mezzo Soprano: A3-A5

Alto: (treble voice lower than soprano) E3-E5

Tenor: (male voice ower than alto) C3-C5

Baritone:(male, between tenor and bass) G2-G4

Bass: (lowest male voice) E2-E4

What muscle helps your voice produce a good tone while singing? Describe good breath technique as you prepare to sing a long note.

The diaphragm is a muscle just below the lungs that moves downward during inhalation as the rib cage expands and air fills the lungs.

Relax the shoulders, make sure your rib cage is lifted, and have perfect balance (don’t lean). Imagine there is an elevator platform at the bottom of your lungs. Drop the platform to the floor as you inhale. Take an expanded rib cage breath and sing the entire phrase with one breath,

What are “dynamics” in music.

Dynamics are terms we use in music to let us know how soft or loud the music is.

Piano (p) soft,

Mezzo Piano (mp) medium soft

Mezzo Forte (mf) medium loud

Forte (f) loud,

Crescendo (cresc.) gradually louder

Decrescendo (decresc.) dradually softer

Listen to the following three examples. Tell us which one was “monophony”, which was “polyphony”, and which was “homophony”. Number your answers 1, 2, 3.

Monophony: music that consist of one melody (everyone sings one melody in unison)

Polyphony: Music that combines two or more simultaneous voice parts with different rhythms.

Homophony: Music which consists of two or more voice parts with similar or identical rhythms. (when we song the National Anthem in 2 or 3 parts)