The Big Apple Chorus
Big Apple Chorus Singing Category
Chorus Development
Winners know how to play the game.They know how to play their position; they know what their teammates are going to do; they know what the refs are looking for; they know it's a team sport and they know that their personal performance will determine the teams success.
| singing_category_chorus_scoring_3.pdf |
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You may want to run yourself a copy of this Singing Category Score Sheet and than think about this; our Judges don't start with 100 points and than subtract points for performance errors and -- they don't start with zero points and than award points for great singing or visuals. Today's judges -- in many ways -- determine a performers scores the same way you do. They look -- they listen -- and than based on their lifetime of experience ( plus some category, diagnostics and calibration training) they write down a number.
As you can see the Singing Category includes five broad areas for a judges attention:
Tuning -- How frequently is the performance in tune?
Vocal Quality -- How good is the Vocal Quality of this performance?
Unity -- How frequently is every facet of this performance unified?
Expansion -- How frequently are the chords locked up, ringing and producing an ensemble sound greater than the sum of the parts?
Artistry--How frequently is the listener drawn to the emotional impact of the performance vs for example, the ensembles mastery of technique or performance distractions?
Tuning -- How frequently is the performance in tune?
Vocal Quality -- How good is the Vocal Quality of this performance?
Unity -- How frequently is every facet of this performance unified?
Expansion -- How frequently are the chords locked up, ringing and producing an ensemble sound greater than the sum of the parts?
Artistry--How frequently is the listener drawn to the emotional impact of the performance vs for example, the ensembles mastery of technique or performance distractions?
Here's a clean Singing Category judging sheet if you'd like to print a copy.
| singing_p1_cj_handbook_ver_6.0_feb_2010-1.pdf |
The Singing Performance Characteristics sheet
you see below is my summary of key points included in the Singing Categories Scoring criteria.
you see below is my summary of key points included in the Singing Categories Scoring criteria.
| singing_perform_chara.pdf |
Lou Perry's Target Sounds Exercise (Based on Fred Waring's 16 Vowel/Target Sounds sung In English)
| 16_target_sound_exercise.pdf |
| lrps_sixteen_target_sounds_exercise.mus |
Where are those Roots,5ths and 3rd's John Ward keeps harping about?
| chord_structure_fundamentals.pdf |
Chord Structure Fundamentals
Ab - A - A# Bb - B - C - C# Db - D - D# Eb - E - F - F# Gb - G - G# Ab
Roots 5ths 3rds
C G E
B F# Gb D# Eb
A# Bb F D
A E C# Db
G# Ab D# Eb C
G D B
F# Gb C# Db A# Bb
F C A
E B G# Ab
D# Eb A# Bb G
D A F# Gb
C# Db G# Ab F
C G E
Ab - A - A# Bb - B - C - C# Db - D - D# Eb - E - F - F# Gb - G - G# Ab
Roots 5ths 3rds
C G E
B F# Gb D# Eb
A# Bb F D
A E C# Db
G# Ab D# Eb C
G D B
F# Gb C# Db A# Bb
F C A
E B G# Ab
D# Eb A# Bb G
D A F# Gb
C# Db G# Ab F
C G E