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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2009Is there a term for when a singer practises hitting high notes with each note getting higher and higher? I.e., "Ah ah ah ah.
Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each note? Or maybe there's no term for this? Maybe it's an opera singer who does this. > Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high > notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each > note? Or maybe there's no term for this? > Maybe it's an opera singer who does this. Singing to nonsense syllables rather than words is known as "vocalise", but I'm not sure if that defines what you describe. With best wishes, Peter.  SignaturePeter Young, (BrE), Consultant Anaesthetist, 1975-2004. (US equivalent: Attending Anesthesiologist) Cheltenham and Gloucester, UK. Now happily retired. >Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high >notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each >note? Or maybe there's no term for this? > >Maybe it's an opera singer who does this. This is a type of "vocal exercise" or "singing exercise". Such exercises are used as "warming-up exercises". Singing is an activity that uses certain muscles in the body. Singers need to perform "warming-up exercises" just as much as athletes need to. After warming up a singer will perform more demanding exercises. These exercises are performed by many different types of singer not just opera singers. "Singing scales" describes one type of exercise. There is introductory information at: http://www.wikihow.com/Sing SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.english.usage) On Jan 13, 7:01 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> wrote: > >Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high > >notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Peter Duncanson, UK > (in alt.english.usage) And maybe it's a "voice training" exercise for somebody who's taking singing lessons? >On Jan 13, 7:01 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >And maybe it's a "voice training" exercise for somebody who's taking >singing lessons? Yes. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.english.usage) >"Singing scales" describes one type of exercise. Since he just says "ah ah ah ah" and not "ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah," I'm guessing he probably means arpeggios rather than scales. I've never heard a special term for the practice of singing (or playing) scales, arpeggios, or other exercises in a rising sequence. A teacher or director will usually just say to repeat them, "going up by half-steps." ¬R http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/magictop.html Who sneezed in my arpeggio? My beautiful arpeggio! > >"Singing scales" describes one type of exercise. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > ¬R http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/magictop.html > Who sneezed in my arpeggio? My beautiful arpeggio! Now that you mention it, I think that probably all the notes are the same pitch, but that some might be different notes. That is, one note might not be higher than the other, but they might be different notes, or maybe the last note is different or maybe it's the same but it's lengthened? I needed to know for an email. I reworded the email, but I'm still a little curious. > Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high > notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each > note? Or maybe there's no term for this? > > Maybe it's an opera singer who does this. Have a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloratura HTH, MVH, T >Do you know what it's called when a singer is practising hitting high >notes by going "Ah ah ah ah" and getting higher and higher with each >note? Or maybe there's no term for this? > >Maybe it's an opera singer who does this. You know the palce to ask this would have been a singing or music group. I'll bet they know a lot more than we do. P&M SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I have lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 10 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years >You know the palce to ask this would have been a singing or music >group. > >I'll bet they know a lot more than we do. You'd be surprised. ¬R http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/kartuli "That looks like a harpsichord on the stage, but the program says it's a continuo!" |
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