Y E A R 7 U N I T 1 1 – V O I C E W O R K S Name C H 3 Form The choir is the oldest of all musical groups. Before human beings even thought of making musical instruments, they used their own voice to make music together. Since choral music comes directly from people, it has a more powerful emotional impact than instrumental music. There is nothing more moving than hearing an entire football stadium resound to the tune of “You’ll never walk alone” or an enthusiastic church congregation throwing their hearts and souls into favourite hymns. Human voices vary in pitch (some are high and some are low). This makes it possible to sing harmonies in different layers using different pitched voices. Soprano a high woman’s voice Alto low woman’s voice Counter-tenor a very high male voice (very rare) Tenor A high male voice Baritone A low male voice - not as deep as the bass Bass The lowest male voice There are also many different ways of singing: Solo singing - singing on your own Unison singing - a group of people singing the same thing together Singing in harmony - a group singing melodies that are different but fit together to make nice sounds A capella singing - singing without instruments Ostinato singing – repeating the same line over and over again as an accompaniment Call and Response singing – where one singer copies or answers the first phrase Rounds – where a group of people divide into smaller groups and sing the same melody but enter the song at different times ACTIVITIES 1. Arrange the following voice types in order of pitch from LOWEST to HIGHEST Alto Baritone Counter-tenor Soprano Bass Tenor 2. For each of the following types of singing, think of a song that you know as an example. It may be a song that you have sung or learned at school or by one of your favourite singers or bands. SOLO SONG UNISON SONG SONG IN HARMONY A CAPPELLA SONG OSTINATO SONG CALL AND RESPONSE SONG ROUND W W W . M U S I C A L C O N T E X T S . C O . U K
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