Transcript Music for Voices

Timbre
The distinctive individual sound of an
instrument or voice
Factors include:
- Materials used
- Played e.g. strings? reed?
- Resonates e.g. brass? strings?
Timbres create different moods or feelings
India:
sitar, tabla
Africa:
djembe, xylophone
Caribbean:
steel pans
A sound lasts longer because it is
reflected between walls, floor and
ceiling of a room
Often used in rock music (electric
guitar), creating an aggressive sound
When a recorded voice/ instrument is
multiplied electronically, so it sounds
like many
A recording technique where different
sounds are recorded separately, then
played back together
Boosts the level of the quietest
sounds in a piece of music so that
they balance with the louder sounds
Device used to electronically combine
a human voice with a musical
instrument
Electronic device or computer
program that is used to record, edit
and play back music data using MIDI
Sound is electronically moved across
from one speaker to another, or is
separated into different speakers
Playing a string instrument with a bow
e.g. violin, viola, cello, double bass
Strings are plucked instead of playing
with a bow
Means ‘with a mute’ – dampens sound
Watch the following video of Paolo
Nutini’s ‘Pencil Full of Lead’ as an
example of this...
 Recitatives
– tells the story, like a
narrator
 Aria – A tuneful song
Embed the following video from YouTube here:
 Choruses – Everyone sings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYfqdcXcGVw
 Female
opera stars called Divas
Where string players bow 2 notes at the
same time, on adjacent strings –
sounds like a chord
Another string effect, means,
‘trembling’ or ‘quivering’
Rapid up-and-down movements of the
bow on the strings, creating an
agitated or shimmering effect
Technique by male singers, to sing
notes higher than their normal range
Literally means ‘shaking’ or ‘quivering’
Adds warmth and expression to the
tone of the music