Welcome Exam Name* First Last Email* HOW YOUR VOICE WORKS- THE SLaS METHOD1. The Eight Steps of Vocal Development method is based on the ideal of balanced ____.* registration TA and CT muscle interaction air pressure and vocal fold resistance resonance (chiaroscuro) all of the above 2. We base instruction on the ____ model, repeating concepts many times, but at higher and higher skill levels.* repetitive instruction spiral learning warmup and cool down 3. Our motto is “____repetition over time leads to automatic___, which lead to ____!”* constant, improvement, happiness occasional, changes, improvement focused, good habits, success 4. SLaS Spiral Learning is: ROUND 1 BEGINNING: ___ ROUND 2 INTERMEDIATE: ___ ROUND 3 ADVANCED: ___* exploration, repetition, review discovery, development, habit imitation, repetition, analysis 5. The Eight Steps of Vocal Development is a ___ program.* developmental voice training sequential skill building daily practice requirement 6. In Step 0: Assessment and Diagnosis we determine a singer's ___ as compared to the optimal ____ singer. * vocal challenges, gifted vocal objectives, advanced vocal category, balanced 7. Some singers are too heavy in the lower register (Unbalanced-__), some are too light in the lower register (Unbalanced-___) and some are generally breathy and weak in both registers (___).* light lower; pulled lower; balanced pulled lower; light lower; undeveloped heavy lower; breathy lower; weak 8. The tools of Assessment and Diagnosis are the basic __ and ___ assessment scales and a song, The Star Spangled Banner. * assessment & diagnosis 5-tone & octave evaluation & assessment 9. Assessment is where you determine what is occurring in your voice in: a. The ___ register. b. The ___ register. c. How the student transitions through the____or first ____. d. The current degree of balance between the ____.* a. bridge b. upper c. Lower or first octave d. articulators a. upper b. lower c. break or flip d. resonance a. lower b. upper c. passaggio or first bridge d. registers 10. IN STEP ONE: BREATH MANAGEMENT we lay the foundation of good singing with ___, ___, ___ and ____ techniques.* range extension; vowel; diction; breathing breath management; appoggio; posture; stretching diaphragm control; ribcage; abdominal; projection 11. IN STEP TWO: ACTIVATE AND DEVELOP THE ___ REGISTER (__- DOMINANT PHONATION) we focus on the area of notes below the __ dominated by the ___ muscles.* head; CT; transition; TA chest; CT; bridge; CT lower; TA; primo passaggio; TA 12. One objective of Step Two is to sing ___ and with a modicum of ____, rather than timidly, breathily, and weakly.* forcefully; adduction easily; precision clearly; projection 13. IN STEP THREE: ACTIVATE AND DEVELOP THE UPPER REGISTER (CT DOMINANT PHONATION) we focus on the area ___ the primo passaggio (first bridge) dominated by ___ muscles.* within; TA approaching; CT above; CT 14. One objective of Step Three is to sing ___ and with a modicum of ___, rather than timidly, breathily, and weakly.* forcefully; adduction easily; precision clearly; projection 15. IN STEP FOUR: ISOLATORS- FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ___ AND ___ registers separately, we firmly establish and further develop the ___ -dominant lower register and the ____- dominant upper register in isolation.* mixed; upper; TA; CT chest; head; TA; CT lower; upper; TA; CT 16. IN STEP FIVE: REGISTER CONNECTION WITH TEMPORARY SOUNDS we connect the lower and upper registers and the singer begins to mix. In this step we make a distinction between the ___ category singers and the __ category singers.* strained; breathy/ weak pulled lower; light lower/ undeveloped belt; legit/strained 17. IN STEP SIX: THE BALANCED ONSET we address the manner in which ____ is initiated. The objective is to develop a balanced onset (neither the ___ onset used to counteract hyper-adduction nor the ____ used to counteract hypo-adduction).* phonation; aspirate; coup-de-glotte singing; attacked; flow voicing; flow; pressed 18. IN STEP SEVEN: ADVANCED SKILLS the objective is the development of advanced musical skills such as:* style, intonation, diction, intervals, power, singing songs dynamics, flexibility, advanced vibrato, stepwise motion, power, singing songs interpretation, intonation, advanced vibrato, intervals, messa di voce, riffs and runs 19. IN STEP EIGHT: STYLE we have fun learning basic to advanced contemporary ____ and _____. * solos & duets songs & riffs riffs & runs 20. Rather than the typical voice lesson that consists of an ineffective ____ and then singing a song a few times with no specific goals for improvement, lessons are based on a specific lesson plan of vocal development with ___ as new exercises are added weekly. In lessons we work on technique and on songs, with specific strategies to develop _____ and ____. As skills develop,we begin to include _____.* warm-up; sequential skill-building; balanced registration; mix; style demonstration; repetition; listening; imitation; harder songs lecture; imitation; ear training; solfeggio; diction 21. For best results when practicing:* sing along with the recorded exercises every day, standing in front of a mirror. sing while driving practice if you get around to it 22. You are an active participant in the learning process; the expectation from us is that you will practice a minimum of ____ daily.* 45-60 20-30 10-20 23. We believe that consistency with ___ practice is the key to success.* daily intense intentional 24. Our motto is: “____ repetition over time leads to automatic ____, which lead to ____!”* focused; good habits; success consistent; good singing; happiness daily; vocal control; effectiveness LEARNING THE STEPS25. Each chapter in the book is divided into sections: a. HOW YOUR VOICE WORKS describing the ____, _____, _____ of the voice. b. TOOLS FOR TRAINING VOICES describing the methods by which we obtain the____ of each step. c. LEARNING THE STEP, which describes how you implement the tools. d. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE– helps you ____ and _____ what you learned. This is followed by an online multiple choice graded exam. e. EXERCISES with ____.* a. anatomy, physiology, science; b. objective; c. review, remember d. accompaniment tracks a. structure, mechanics, function; b. goal; c. learn, memorize; d. demonstrations a. methodology, pedagogy, function; b. outcome; c. incorporate, remember; d. options 26. With the Spiral Learning method, each of the Eight Steps of Vocal Development is revisited many times; each time at a higher _____ level with greater ____. Steps One through Five are broken down into three rounds: ______, ______, _____. You will simply follow the path of exercises at the appropriate level. Do the exercises _____ _____.* skill, challenges; beginning, intermediate, advanced; in order complexity, expectation; beginning, intermediate, advanced, pick and choose challenge, skill; easy, moderate, challenging; randomly 27. Steps Six through Eight are not divided into rounds; they address ____.* challenges modules skills 28. When progressing through each step, follow the specific order of exercises and options given, ____. In the first lessons you will spend most of the time on steps ____. Try to get to Step Five as soon as possible so you can begin to ____.* In order; 1-4; mix randomly; 2-5; belt serially; 1-5; connect 29. Always put the ____ on at the beginning of each practice session.* breathing belt soothing background music television 30. Practice Is ___.* standing in front of the mirror singing along with the recorded exercises done with the breathing belt all of the above NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ YOU can Sing Like a Star Table of Contents
