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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Vocal Range"”.
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An examination of pitch-matching techniques utilized by middle school choral directors to improve pitch accuracy for uncertain singers
… such as repetition, listening, pitch perception, vocal modeling, and vocal range tend to influence pitch accuracy; however, directors must first understand emotional, physical, and transitional stages faced by middle school students.
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Integrating Vocal and Musical Techniques in the Choral Rehearsal
<p>The vocal warm-up is an aspect of the choral rehearsal which is many times seen as nothing more than a brief period in which a singer in an ensemble "warms''' his or her vocal mechanism in preparation for singing. It is also considered by many to be separate from the review of literature to be …
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This is All It Is for Treble Voice and Fixed Media
… and attention to in modern music studies. The vocal range of the work is most closely aligned with mezzo-soprano.
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An annotated bibliography of suggested repertoire for high school treble chorus
… composer, title, voicing, instrumentation, vocal range, language of text, source of text, publisher, catalog number, and a summary of the basic elements inherent in each selection. It may be concluded on the basis of this study that further research is needed to provide accurate annotated …
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Accessible Bach Cantatas for Church Choirs Comprised of Amateur Singers and BWV 133 as Demonstration
… in modern churches due to the intricacy of the vocal parts, limited resources in modern churches and historical instruments that are no longer readily available. The purpose of this study is to explore accessible Bach cantatas for church choirs comprised of amateur singers. Through the research …
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Luciano Berio's Sequenza III: The Use of Vocal Gesture and the Genre of the Mad Scene
… but the singer may choose to sing within her own vocal range. The notation that Berio has used is new and specific, but the emotional markings and dynamics drawn from these markings permit a variety of interpretive decisions by the performer. There is a very brief text and no actual melody, so …
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A performer's guide to Virgil Thomson's Five Songs from William Blake
Though perhaps his most well-known vocal works might be his operas, Four Saints in Three Acts and The Mother of Us All, American composer Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) did write nearly seventy songs for voice and piano, including several important song cycles. One of these cycles, the Five Songs from …
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Modeling and Manufacturing of Dynamic Vocal Folds: First Steps Towards an Active Voice-Box Prosthesis
The movement and control of the vocal folds within the laryngeal cavity enables three crucial physiological functions: 1) allowing respiration by opening, 2) aiding in airway protection by closing, and 3) regulating sound production during phonation. Although treatment options have improved, many …
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Music Therapists' Perspectives on the Assessment and Clinical Interpretation of Clients' Vocal Parameters
… and breath-support, freedom versus tension, vocal range, vocal tone quality, and/or pitch control. Results also indicated that a majority of participants used one or more of these parameters as a basis for interpretations about affect, personality characteristics, internal psychological …
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Matthaeus Pipelare's "Fors seulement chanson (II)" and its related motet and mass performance editions and commentary
Matthaeus Pipelare was a composer from the southern Netherlands who flourished in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Except for the little more than two years he spent as choirmaster for the Confraternity associated with the Cathedral of St. John in 's Hertogenbosch, located in …