Music 1102A/B Study Guide - Lady Gaga, Head Voice, Chest Voice

• School: Western University
• Department: Music
• Course: Music 1102A/B
• Professor: Henry Meredith

Document Summary

Voices (singing) different uses of versatile instrument. Chest voice is usually lower, head voice is airy and light. Italian vocal style of 18th and early 19th centuries. Perfect legato (smooth line) rather than staccato (accented) Evenness throughout the range (no switching between chest and head voice) Vocal expression common in switzerland and the tyrol, alternation of normal vs. production with falsetto in simple rhythmic tunes. Chest voice to head voice switching x repeat x infinity. Group of singers who perform together either in unison or much more usually, in parts. Pay attention to texture and harmony when analyzing choral singing. Six voice a capella ensemble approaches music exposes audience to diversity of repertoire singing style and stage presentation that has made them a phenomenal on the world stage.