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The Voice: Magic of Singing Through History

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Explore the mesmerizing world of vocal performance, from ancient Greek choruses to modern singers, and learn about vocal ranges and classifications. Discover the fascinating connection between singer and audience and the intricate workings of the human voice.

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  1. Performing Media: Voices and Instruments

  2. The Voice • Throughout history, singing has been the most widespread and familiar way to make and share music. • Ancient Greek drama included a chorus. • Singers have always had a magnetic appeal. Today many singers become the most popular people of their respective cultures

  3. The Voice • There is something magical in the connection between singer and audience. • The voice is the only instrument that can fuse a word with musical tone. Thus poetry and singing have been forever linked.

  4. How it works. • Air from the lungs passes the vocal cords causing them to vibrate and make sound. • The pitch of the sound is determined by the tension of the cords. (Tighter=higher, Looser=lower) • The timbre of the sound is determined by several factors including the throat, mouth, tongue, and nasal cavity. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGds2GAvGQ

  5. Vocal Range • A well trained classical singer will command a pitch range that spans a little more than 2 octaves • Most amateur or untrained voices command 1.5 or less.

  6. Vocal Classifications • Soprano • Alto • Tenor • Bass In most cases the female voice is higher than the male due to the size of the vocal cords The four basic vocal ranges are; This will be further broken down on the next slide

  7. Vocal Classifications Female: High to Low Male: High to Low Tenor Baritone Bass • Soprano • Mezzo-Soprano • Alto (or Contralto)

  8. Soprano Classically Trained Non-Classical Mariah Carey Julie Andrews (Sound of Music) Anne Hathaway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IA3ZvCkRkQ • KiriTeKanawa • Renee Flemming • Anna Natrebko • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRuYQ9KRJms

  9. Mezzo-Soprano Classically Trained Non-Classical Beyonce Whitney Houston Madonna http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQ0fE0MRWQ • Marilyn Horne • Cecilia Bartoli • Frederica Von Stade • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL614LDMASg

  10. Alto or Contralto Classically Trained Non-Classical Adele Etta James Alicia Keys Amy Winehouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc • Marian Anderson • Ernestine Schumann-Heink • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EkIRLnSj7k *The operatic or classically trained contralto is possibly one of the rarest of voice types.

  11. Tenor Classical Non-Classical Michael Jackson Ewan McGregor Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjBY99XmqAU • Luciano Pavarotti • Placido Domingo • Enrico Caruso • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0PMq4XGtZ4

  12. Baritone Classical Non-Classical Frank Sinatra Michael Buble Josh Groban Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYgqZYQYzwA • Robert Merrill • Dmitri Hvorostovsky • Bryn Terfel • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1fmtMMDrLk

  13. Bass Classical Non-Classical Johnny Cash Barry White http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpPQBL7PNhs • James Morris • Rene Pape • Nicolai Ghiarov • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oMjRhlaMaI