Choir Terminology

3. short and detached
4. when all voices come together to sing the same part
5. the five lines and four spaces on which western music is notated
8. when voice parts split to sing different notes
11. smooth and connected
17. indicates the number of beats per measure and what kind of rhythm gets the beat
18. highest traditionally male voice type
20. the set of six pure vowels used in choral singing (ah, eh, ee, oh, oo, ih)
23. indicates what the key or tonic is, and where 'do' is
25. a mark over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount.
26. a series of syllables (do, re, mi, etc.) used to support in sight-reading and interval recognition

1. a rhythmic value that typically represents half a beat
2. a rhythmic value that typically represents one beat of silence
5. reading/performing an example of music you've never seen before with little to no practice time
6. a rhythmic value that typically represents a beat and a half
7. a rhythmic value that typically represents four beats of silence
8. a rhythmic value that typically represents three beats
9. a rhythmic value that typically represents half a beat of silence
10. when rhythmic entrances or changes are on the off-beat
12. a rhythmic value that typically represents two beats
13. a rhythmic value that typically represents four beats
14. a rhythmic value that typically represents one beat
15. a choral technique where the singers work to make their voices sound the same by listening
16. highest treble voice/traditionally female voice type
19. a rhythmic value that typically represents two beats of silence
21. speed in music
22. lowest traditionally male voice type
24. lowest treble voice//traditionally female voice type