Bel Canto Final
this probably isn't needed and was a pain in the ass to make... but whatever. it can't hurt to study it!
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- dovetail
- using stress/release for inflection in the text, but still legato
- mezzo piano
- medium soft
- consonant on the pitch
- sing in tune; no scooping!
- forte
- loud
- rallantando
- gradually and dramatically slow down
- staccato
- short and pointed
- piano
- soft
- consonance
- harmony that is "comfortable" and "easy"
- flat
- to sing slightly under the pitch
- chromatic
- notes that are half a step apart
- sforzando
- sing loud, then back off immediately
- improvisation
- to creat without rehearsal
- dissonance
- harmony that creates "stress"
- unison
- all voices sing the same melody
- Blackstone Vowels
- hand signals for "oo" "oh" "aw" "ay" "ee"
- melisma
- one word, many notes
- F squared
- fixed forever
- diminuendo
- gradually get softer
- crescendo
- gradually get louder
- legato
- smooth and connected
- beauty box
- sing loud but still beautifully
- texture
- create interest and emotion
- internal pulse
- something a singer needs in order to keep a steady tempo
- fermata (aka bird's eye)
- hold the note until conductor says to stop
- straight tone
- take out the vibrato when you sing
- stress/release
- a way to create interest; helpful in harmonies
- sharp
- to sing slightly above the pitch
- mezzo forte
- medium loud
- tutti
- all voices sing together
- ritard
- gradually slow down
- decrescendo
- gradually get softer