Step 0 Exam Name* First Last Email* HOW YOUR VOICE WORKS- VOCAL REGISTERS1. Every human being is born with vocal registers. We all have a ___ register and an ___ register.* bottom, top weak, strong lower, upper 2. In the lower register, the vocal folds are ____ and _____. * longer, stronger shorter, thinner shorter, thicker 3. In the upper register, the vocal folds are ____ and ____. * shorter, thinner longer, tauter longer, looser 4. Every singer needs to learn to effectively transition between the registers at fairly specific pitch ranges known as ____.* crossovers, gear shifts tunnels, byways bridges, passaggi 5. Singers must develop a consistent timbre or ____ throughout the entire range.* tone quality tone spectrum color choice TOOLS FOR TRAINING VOICESThe SLaS Spiral Learning Chart and the Eight Steps of Vocal Development Chart6. We base instruction on the Spiral Learning model (repeating concepts many times, but at higher and higher _____) and the motto that "focused repetition over time leads to good ___ that lead to ____”* expectation levels, muscle memory, power skill levels, automatic habits, success understanding levels, strong singing, success 7. The Eight Steps of Vocal Development is a sequential ___ program.* voice development vocal training skill building 8. In Step 0: Assessment and Diagnosis we determine the student's vocal category as compared to the optimally ____ singer.* developed advanced balanced 9. Some singers are too heavy in the lower register. This is the ___ category.* Unbalanced- Pulled Lower Unbalanced- Light Lower Undeveloped 10. Singers who are too light in the lower register are in the ____ category.* breathy and weak anemic and breathy Unbalanced- Light Lower 11. Singers who are generally breathy and weak in both registers are the ____ category.* Unbalanced Undeveloped Immature 12. Step 0 is called ___ and ____.* breathing, supporting assessment, diagnosis listening, evaluation 13. The four things assessed in step 0 are: ___.* breathiness, adduction, projection, intonation lower register, upper register, transition, balance musicianship, projection, adduction, registration 14. Step One is called ___ and ____.* breathing, posture, and stretching breath management and appoggio breath control and projection 15. Step Two is ____ and ____ the ____ Register.* project, improve, lower develop, project, upper activate, develop, lower 16. Step Three is _____ and ____ the ____ Register.* project, improve, upper develop, project, lower activate, develop, upper 17. The ___ or ____ muscles are most active in the lower register.* LCA, lateral cricoarytenoid CT, cricothyroid TA, thyroarytenoid 18. The ____ or ____ muscles are most active in the upper register.* LCA, lateral cricoarytenoid CT, cricothyroid TA, thyroarytenoid 19. In Step Four, ___, the object is to further develop the ___ and __ registers separately before we begin to mix.* developers, upper, lower developers, chest, head isolators, lower, upper 20. In Step Five, Register ____ with _____ Sounds we connect the lower and upper registers and the singer begins to ____.* transition, developmental, mix mixing, temporary, develop connection, temporary, mix 21. In Step Six, The Balanced _____, we address the manner in which phonation is _____.* phonation, started singing, produced onset, initiated 22. In Step Seven, the objective is the development of advanced musical skills such as ____ (including messa di voce), flexibility, advanced ____, singing in stepwise motion, increasing ____, and singing ____.* dynamics, vibrato, power, songs power, dynamics, vibrato, songs power, vibrato, artistry, exercises 23. In Step Eight: ___ singers have fun learning basic to advanced contemporary riffs and runs.* interpretation melismas style 24. Rather than the typical voice lesson that consists of an ineffective ___ and then singing the song a few times with no specific goals for improvement, the instruction is based on specific lesson plans for vocal development with the objective of ___.* exercise, singing songs better warmup, sequential skill building rehearsal, becoming a star LEARNING THE STEPSTEP 0: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS25. Assessment is the action or an instance of making a ____ about something.* evaluation judgement decision 26. Diagnosis is the art or act of identifying a condition from its ____ and ____.* signs, symptoms indications, evaluations problems, challenges 27. The first ___ or primo passaggio is where the singer's voice naturally wants to "turn over" or transition to the ____.* bridge, upper register transition, head voice turnover, head voice 28. The assessment tools are ___.* useless because no one needs to know their vocal category to sing better 5-tone and octave scales, song major and minor scales, song 29. A voice that is weightier in either the lower or the upper register is ____.* undeveloped unbalanced balanced 30. There are two types of Unbalanced:___ Lower, ___ Lower.* undeveloped, breathy pulled, light pushed, pulled 31. If a singer strains and then experiences a voice break in the first bridge, transition, or primo passaggio they are probably in the Unbalanced-____ category.* light lower pulled lower heavy bottom 32. If a singer's voice is weak or breathy on the lower notes but increases in strength as they sing progressively higher pitches their category is Unbalanced-____.* light lower pulled lower light bottom 33. If a singer is breathy, anemic, and weak throughout the entire range the vocal category is _____.* too light unbalanced undeveloped EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ YOU can Sing Like a Star Table of Contents
