Performance directions: articulation and mood
Music and Dance · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Use articulation marks and shape the mood of a choral work.
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- What choral music is
- The four voice parts
- The madrigal
- The mass
- The hymn
- The spiritual
- Choruses from oratorios and operas
- The anthem
- Choral arrangements
- Choral tone
- Blend and balance
- Diction
- Intonation
- Accuracy of pitch, rhythm, tempo and dynamics
- Poise
- Performance directions: tempo and dynamics
- Performance directions: articulation and mood
- Selecting and rehearsing choral music
- Performing before an audience
- Recording, sharing and reviewing a performance