BY THE END
OF THIS
LESSON YOU
WILL
• Understand the difference between
Unison and Harmony
• be able to identify various voice types
• Identify the difference between
accompanied and unaccompanied
SOPRANO
• Soprano (voice) – The highest female
voice.
• Historically, women were not allowed
to sing in the Church so the soprano
roles were given to young boys.
• Here is a classical piece of opera sung
by a Soprano – Queen of the Night
ALTO
• Alto (voice) – The lowest female
• In pop music a singer who has a lower
voice than a soprano would be called a
mezzo-soprano .
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1
EFMoRFvY
TENOR
• Tenor (voice) – A high adult male voice.
For example - Michael Jackson
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piv
WY9wn5ps&ob=av2e
BASS
• Bass (voice) – The lowest adult male
voice.
• In pop music there are very few bass
singers, but one example would be
Johnny Cash.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7K
4jH7NqUw
OPERATIC
SINGING
• 1) Operas are normally accompanied by an orchestra and NO MICROPHONES
• 2) The main contributors: Italy, Germany, France and Britain
• YouTube - Dessay performs "Der Hölle Rache" from "Die Zauberflöte„
Solo
A voice or instrument performing on its
own.
SINGING IN
OTHER
CULTURES
• 1) Indian Singing – What do you notice about the style?
• YouTube - Sweet child o' mine on the sitar
Accompanied
Music in which a solo instrument or voice has another instrument which plays a less important part along with the solo.
• 2) African Singing – What part does vocal music play in African culture?
• YouTube - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Hello My Baby
Harmony
Notes or chords which sound well with a melody are
said to harmonise the melody.
VOICE TRICKS
• 1) Inuit throat singing – Entertainment
• YouTube - Tanya Tagaq Throat Singing
Unaccompanied
A voice or voices singing on their own, or an instrument playing
on its own.
• 2) Beat Boxing
• YouTube - Bjork "who is it" live
ROCK MUSIC
•
•
•
•
1) Accompanied by rock instruments
2) Who are your favourite rock singers and why?
3) Do you think they sing using a good vocal technique?
YouTube - U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)
CHOIR
SINGING
• Unison
• A number of instruments or voices
perform a single line of music
together.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
/clips/12072.flv
UNISON OR
HARMONY
• Here are several clips to help you
identify whether it is unison or harmony
singing.
• S:\Music\Staff\Listening classes\Forrester
Data\Harmony Unison
CHOIR
SINGING
• Choral music has been written
through the ages and includes all
kinds of music, sometimes with
different names like backing vocals
in pop music where voices
accompany a lead singer, to the
earliest music of the church from
the 13th and 14th centuries.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hR6O7Vx
KaQ