Vocal Music

Vocal Music

is music that highlights the human voice as the main instument. It can be performaed solo, in small groups, or sung a cappella

Voice Classification

One of the important aspect of vocal music which organizes voices according to their range (how high or low they can sing) and timbre (the quality of the voice)

Vocal Music

• Suprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Bass

Soprano

Highest Female Voice

• Bright, light, often sings the melody

• Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey

Alto

The lowest female voice

• Warm, rich, often sings harmony

• Adele

Tenor 

The highest male voice

• Strong, bright, often sings lead male parts

• Bruno Mars, Luciano Pavarotti

Bass

The lowest male voice

• Deep, powerful, provides foundation

• Josh Turner, Earl Jones

Vocal Timbre

Tone color or unique quality of the voice. Helps us identfy different singers on the same note

Factors that Influence Vocal Timbre

• Vocal Range

• Register Changes

• Vocal Tone

• Tessitura or Voice Strength

• Speech Level Voice

Vocal Range

one of the key indicators of what type of voice a singer may have

Register Changes

our voice goes through a number of changes in tone and quality as we move from low pitches to higher notes, and these changes are called vocal —

Vocal Tone

different singers have varying vocal tones (bright and ringing, dark and heavy)

Tessitura or Voice Strength

refers to the vocal range within which our voice is at its most comfortable and sounding its best. Called sweet voice 

Speech Level Voice

our speech level voice is usually the voice with which we are most comfortable using, and it is also the voice that we would use the most in our everyday conversation

Choir

An organized group of singers, typically one that takes part in church services or performs regularly in public

Choir

• Philippine Madrigal Singers - award-winning chorale, have one twice in European Grand Prix for Choral Singing.

• MADZ

• University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors and University of the Philippines Concert Chorus

Section of the Choir

• Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Bass

Gendre in the Philippines

KUNDIMAN

KUNDIMAN

• lyrical song style made popular in the Philippines in the early 19th century, but having origins in older pre-colonial indigenous styles

• Lyrics depict a romantic love, usually portraying the forlorn pleadings of a l over willing to sacrifice everthing on behalf of his beloved (courting)

Singing Styles and Genre

• Pop

• Rock

• Opera/Classical

• Country

• Blues/Jazz

• Hip Hop

Pop

If music is food, then pop is candy. It’s fun, but not neccessarily funny. Romantic, but not overly sentimental

Rock

Is a grandchild of the blues. After it became heavier and more dance-ably rhythmic, the music began to “rock“

Opera / Classical

often considered the most formal and restrictive of all genres of singing, require the greatest amount of freedom. Much of it’s sung with uncontrolled vibrato and total emotional release

Country

evolved from Appalachian mountain music, southern blues, country-western and whats called “honky-tonk“

Blues/Jazz

the blues were born in the American south from the spiritiuals of slaves and the call and response music of the Southern Church

Hip Hop

the heavily rhythmic and rhyming singing that often accompanies rapping and beatboxing, emerged in the 1970s, and has grown steadily in popularity since then