Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction
The Vocalist’s Instrument
The Heart of Worship
2 basic elements of singing ~ (i) breath control (ii) pitching
Spirit of excellence
C) Breathing
Breathing from diaphragm
Breath support
Breath Management
D) Vowels
E) Diction
F) Tonal Quality
Sound quality of our voice
Variety of tonality
Resonance
Throathy Voice
Chest voice
Head voice
CHORAL TECHNIQUES
A) PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT
Importance of coming to practices.
Punctuality
Personal relationship with God
C) DICTION
Pronunciation, articulation, clarity of words.
Words need to be understood
Lips, tongue and teeth needs to be doing the tight thing at the
right time.
E) CONDUCTING
Conducting Patterns and Gestures
Elements in Conducting
i. Preparation
ii. Attack
iii. Control of the Line
iv. Release
Interpretation in Conducting
i. Legato
ii. Staccato
iii. Marcato
iv. Dynamics