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A Choir is a group of singers that have A Choir is a group of singers that have several ranges of voices!several ranges of voices!
SOPRASOPRANONO
ALTOALTO
TENOTENORR
BASSBASS
What Does a Choir Look Like?What Does a Choir Look Like?
• A choir can be all A choir can be all male voicesmale voices
• A choir can be all A choir can be all female voicesfemale voices
• A choir can be a A choir can be a mixture of voices of mixture of voices of both males and both males and femalesfemales
How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb?
One, she just holds it in the socket and the world revolves around her!
Contralto – Contralto and alto originally referred to the same voice. But some people
today use “contralto” to refer to a female voice that is even lower than a typical alto
Marion Anderson – Famous Contralto
• “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”
Fantasia“Summertime”
How many tenors does it take to change a light bulb?
Five, one to screw it in and four others to complain that it’s too high!
Famous Tenors Luciano Pavarotti• “Questa O quella
Per me Pari Sono” from Rigoletto
Usher• “Simple Things” from
Confessions
How many basses does it take to change a light bulb?
None! They're so macho they prefer to walk in the dark and bang their shins.
Famous BassesVASSILIS
KOSTOPOULOS• Movie clip of
Vassilis singing
Louis Armstrong• “What a Wonderful
World”
BaritoneThis is the voice between a bass or a tenor. In a
chorus, they may sing either bass or tenor, but as a solo voice would be classified as a baritone.
Josh Groban• “You Raise Me Up”
How Does This Look on Paper?
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Compressed Expanded
PIANO
PIANO
3 PART MALE - TTB
Notice the number 8 under the treble clef! It signifies that the tenor singer must sing this note 8 pitches or keys lower than the written note.
Tenor I
Tenor II
Bass
Piano