Chorus Vocabulary

Ensembles have to ___ and be _____.

• Blend/Balanced
• Sing/Loud
• Perform with good tone/good
• Practice/SWAG

Harmony is 

• Two people singing together
• The part of the song everyone sings
• The musical line that compliments the melody
• Singing higher than everyone else

a dynamic marking that means "loud" or "strong"

• 4/4 time

• phrase

• forte

• mezzo forte

a dynamic marking that means to get louder gradually

• crescendo

• mezzo forte

• piano

• tie

a dynamic marking that means "medium loud"

• eighth note pair

• mezzo forte

• mezzo piano

• ritardando

a dynamic marking that means "soft" or "quiet"

• crescendo

• half note

• piano

• tie

a dynamic marking that means "medium soft"

• dotted quarter

• mezzo forte

• mezzo piano

• single eighth note

all voices sing the same thing at the same time

• solo

• divisi

• unison

• system

The relationship of one section of the choir to another

• Blend

• Balance

• Vocalise

• Canon

The relationship of a voice to those around it in a choir.

• Blend

• Form

• Ensemble

• Tone