Donyou know what choral music is? Are you, perhaps, a member of a choir?
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Angroup of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir ornchorus. Churches and synagogues, high schools and colleges all tendnto have choirs. Music that is arranged to feature many singers withnvarying vocal ranges is called choral music.
Angroup of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir ornchorus. Churches and synagogues, high schools and colleges all tendnto have choirs. Music that is arranged to feature many singers withnvarying vocal ranges is called choral music.n
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nThenpopular TV show “Glee” is about a high school choir. This shownproves that all kinds of music can become choral music!
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nThenpopular TV show “Glee” is about a high school choir. This shownproves that all kinds of music can become choral music!
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nSomenchoirs perform a cappella—which means unaccompanied, thatnis, without any musical instruments playing along—but many performnaccompanied by a piano, organ, one or more other instruments, or even an entirenorchestra.
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Choralnmusic usually takes advantage of the varying ranges of voices. Thenlowest voices are called bass, then baritone, tenor, alto (or contralto),nmezzo soprano, and finally soprano.
Choralnmusic usually takes advantage of the varying ranges of voices. Thenlowest voices are called bass, then baritone, tenor, alto (or contralto),nmezzo soprano, and finally soprano.n
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Thenstringed instruments roughly correspond to these ranges: the stringnbass is bass, of course, the cello goes along with baritone andntenor, the viola corresponds to alto and mezzo soprano, and thenviolin goes along with soprano.
Thenstringed instruments roughly correspond to these ranges: the stringnbass is bass, of course, the cello goes along with baritone andntenor, the viola corresponds to alto and mezzo soprano, and thenviolin goes along with soprano.n
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nCelebrate!nn
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nIfnyou can’t sing in a choir or listen to a choir today, you might wantnto check out some choirs on the internet:
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Soweto Gospel Choir singing the Christian song “Oh, Happy Day!”n
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nTzlil V’zemer Children’s Choir singing a song about the Jewish holidayn of Hanukkah (spelled here Chanukah).
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- A small choral group singing “Jar of Hearts” a cappella.n Notice that some of the voices function as musical instrumentsn instead of singing lyrics.
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- With the magic of technology, one guy has created a 36-voice choir—all by himself! Check it out!
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nHeren is a choir in Australia performing “Bohemian Rhapsody” during an “Battle of the Choirs,” and here is a show choir inn America performing a medley of songs. You’ll notice that there is an huge difference between various choirs in regards to clothing / costumes, sets / lighting,n and movement / dance.
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nYouncould also learn about singing and harmony from the internet. Fornexample, here is one part of a tutorial on singing harmony,n and here is a guy giving usnfour-part harmony with the song “Hark, the Herald Angel Sings.”
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nAlsonon this date:
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nIndependence and Republic Day in Tanzania
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Children’s author Joel Chandler Harris’s birthday
Children’s author Joel Chandler Harris’s birthday n
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Weary Willie Day
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