What is chorale style?

A chorale is a simple melody, often based on Gregorian chant, written for congregations to sing hymns. Chorale settings can be vocal, instrumental, or both. Although the bulk of them are German in origin, and predominantly baroque in style, chorale settings span many countries and musical periods.

Chant (or plainsong) is a monophonic sacred (single, unaccompanied melody) form which represents the earliest known music of the Christian church. Chant developed separately in several European centres. Although the most important were Rome, Hispania, Gaul, Milan, and Ireland, there were others as well.

Inspired by a visit to the then newly opened Troubadour café in London, it was opened in 1957 by Doug Weston as a coffee house on La Cienega Boulevard, then moved to its current location shortly after opening and has remained open continuously since. …

The chorale originated when Martin Luther translated sacred songs into the vernacular language (German), contrary to the established practice of church music near the end of the first quarter of the 16th century.

A cantata (from the Italian word “to sing”) is a short piece with a solo vocalist, a choir, and musical accompaniment. One composer closely associated with the cantata is Johann Sebastian Bach (although his works would have been written slightly outside of the Renaissance period).

A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus. The former term is very often applied to groups affiliated with a church (whether or not they actually occupy the choir) and the second to groups that perform in theatres or concert halls, but this distinction is far from rigid.

1. The singers sing with more confidence in a group (more sure of the music + less fear of people hearing their individual voice). 2. A group reinforces the natural harmonics of a tone and does not reinforce the off-tones.

It is best to put strong musicians on the ends of rows since they will either be at the edge of the chorus or next to someone singing another part. I have found that having an odd number of singers in a row often creates a better blend than an even number.

Tone also means the overall timbre (characteristic sound) of the voice. For example, is it hoarse or smooth, hard or soft, broad or narrow, light or heavy, and so on. … Singers with a good voice have good vocal tone.

Blend means to mix elements such as tone, pronunciation, phrasing, volume, rhythm, dynamics, pitch and intonation. Tone refers to the timbre or characteristic sound of your voice. For the best blend, work on matching your tone to one another.

Tip #1: Focus on phonological awareness first.

1. Recognize the alphabet letters.
2. Remember to read the sounds left-to-right.
3. Recall and say the sounds quickly enough so as not to distract from the blending.
4. Remember all 3+ sounds in order to blend them together and read the complete word.

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You can also try to brighten your vocal sound by changing you vowel shape. For example, try singing an “AAA” with the mouth properly opened and your lips relaxed, and then slowly modify the position of your lips… play around that, you will find a lot of new ways of sounding in the way.

Yes. You can‘t completely change your voice, but you can definitely alter it. … If your voice is deeper than you‘d like, then you can use your upper chest voice or your head voice to sound lighter or higher in pitch. Sing up a scale from your lower notes/voice until you’re comfortable with a certain pitch.

11 ways to improve your vocal tone:

1. Breath from your diaphragm – take a deep breath into your belly, not your chest.
2. Open your mouth – if you want to project and be heard, you need to open your mouth. …
3. Blow bubbles – this is a great exercise to practice sustaining your breath when you speak.
4. Ground yourself – squeeze your muscles or sit on your hands.

Tone is what’s known as the color or timbre of your singing voice. Every voice has a specific color, which can be described as warm, dark, or strident. Two singers singing the same song in the same key may sound different — the reason is tone.