الثلاثاء، 27 ديسمبر 2011
الأحد، 25 ديسمبر 2011
Vocal Ranges
A typical choral arrangement divides women into higher and lower voices and men into higher or lower voices. Most voices can be assigned one of these four ranges, and this gives the composer four vocal lines to work with, which is usually enough. The four main vocal ranges are:
Soprano – A high female (or boy’s) voice
Alto – A low female (or boy’s) voice
Tenor – A high (adult) male voice
Bass – A low (adult) male voice
Arrangements for these four voices are labelled SATB (for Soprano Alto Tenor Bass). The ranges of the four voices overlap, but singers may find themselves straining or getting an unpleasant sound at the top or a weak sound at the bottom of their ranges. So although the full ranges of an alto and a soprano may look quite similar, the soprano gets a strong, clear sound on the higher notes, and the alto a strong, clear sound in the lower part of the range. But there are vocalists whose strong, best-sounding range falls in a distinctly different place from any of these four voices. The names for some of these ranges are:
Coloratura Soprano – This is not really a different range from the soprano, but a coloratura soprano has a voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a soprano.
Mezzo-soprano – In between soprano and alto
Contralto – Contralto and alto originally referred to the same voice. But some people today use “contralto” to refer to a female voice that is even lower than a typical alto
Countertenor – A male voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a tenor
Baritone – A male voice that falls in between tenor and bass
Soprano – A high female (or boy’s) voice
Alto – A low female (or boy’s) voice
Tenor – A high (adult) male voice
Bass – A low (adult) male voice
Arrangements for these four voices are labelled SATB (for Soprano Alto Tenor Bass). The ranges of the four voices overlap, but singers may find themselves straining or getting an unpleasant sound at the top or a weak sound at the bottom of their ranges. So although the full ranges of an alto and a soprano may look quite similar, the soprano gets a strong, clear sound on the higher notes, and the alto a strong, clear sound in the lower part of the range. But there are vocalists whose strong, best-sounding range falls in a distinctly different place from any of these four voices. The names for some of these ranges are:
Coloratura Soprano – This is not really a different range from the soprano, but a coloratura soprano has a voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a soprano.
Mezzo-soprano – In between soprano and alto
Contralto – Contralto and alto originally referred to the same voice. But some people today use “contralto” to refer to a female voice that is even lower than a typical alto
Countertenor – A male voice that is unusually high, light, and agile, even for a tenor
Baritone – A male voice that falls in between tenor and bass
الأربعاء، 21 ديسمبر 2011
The Effect Of Music On The Brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUT9UTVrwp8&feature=related
This link shows how does the brain react toward each different kind of music.
This link shows how does the brain react toward each different kind of music.
الأحد، 18 ديسمبر 2011
Musical textures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0lgFpYvNig&feature=related
this link explains the differences between the three musical textures: monophonic, polyphonic,and homophonic.
this link explains the differences between the three musical textures: monophonic, polyphonic,and homophonic.
الأحد، 11 ديسمبر 2011
Interactive Recorder Fingering Char
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