Lesson 6.1 The Voice As Musical Instrument

Read the following by yourself or with a neighbor.

-Identify new vocabulary words and be able to describe how they are used to classify voices in music.

-Read about Bobby McFerrin and his unique vocal range.

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-Identify the body parts that function when a person sings.

-Click on the "Vocal Mechanism" activity and highlight the specific parts.

Physiology

-Read about the ways voices are characterized and look at the anatomy of the voice.

​Read this section

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• Read the section titled "Operatic Voices" and wait for the Vocal Ranges to be played back.

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• ​Listen to the Female Vocal Personalities and stand on side 1,2,3, or 4 of the room to determine if these singer's ranges are the highest, high, mid, or low ranges of a females voice.

• ​Listen to the Male Vocal Personalities and stand on side 1,2,3, or 4 of the room to determine if these singer's ranges are the highest, high, mid, or low ranges of a male's voice.

Read this section's opener and read on Charlotte Church and Andrea Bocelli.

Identify some of the characteristics of their voices, where they come from, and how they've influenced the Crossover genre in recent years.

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