choirmaster
Leads the singers
A choirmaster is the director of a choir, responsible for conducting rehearsals and performances.
The role involves selecting music, training singers, and leading the group during services or concerts.
Churches, schools, and community organizations all have choirmasters.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned; choir director is now more common in American usage.
Slender rod for leading
- cueTrigger for action
- tempoRate of musical performance
- dynamicsStudy of forces
- cutoffPoint of termination
downbeat · upbeat · gesture · podium · score · phrasing · articulation · fermata
Church ensemble members
- sopranosHighest female singers
- altosLow female voices
- tenorsUpper male vocal range
- bassesLow-pitched voices or fish
voices · sections · blend · balance · unison · harmony · polyphony · homophony
One who leads
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
coordination · inspiration · instruction · training · audition · selection · programming · musical director
Official song of praise
- hymnReligious song of praise
- carolFestive seasonal song
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
- madrigalUnaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
cantata · requiem · oratorio · mass · psalm · spiritual · gospel · chorale
Repeated work toward mastery
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- sectionalsMulti-piece seating arrangements
- sight-readingPerforming unrehearsed notation
drill · repetition · feedback · preparation · run-through · marking · memorization · staging
baton
Slender rod for leading
cutoff · downbeat · upbeat · gesture · podium · score · phrasing · articulation · fermata · crescendo
choristers
Church ensemble members
basses · voices · sections · blend · balance · unison · harmony · polyphony · homophony · acapella
director
One who leads
discipline · coordination · inspiration · instruction · training · audition · selection · programming · musical director · cantor
anthem
Official song of praise
madrigal · cantata · requiem · oratorio · mass · psalm · spiritual · gospel · chorale · magnificat
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- sectionalsMulti-piece seating arrangements
sight-reading · drill · repetition · feedback · preparation · run-through · marking · memorization · staging · positioning
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
- Directorsartistic director, film director, music director, musical director, theater director
- music jobsmusician, singer, composer, songwriter, producer
- Baroque MusiciansBach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell
- choir rolessection leader, assistant director, cantor, precentor
- choral festivalvocal ensemble, glee club, adjudicator, a cappella, voice parts
choirmasterchorister
Member of a choir
singer · choir boy · follower · accompanist · congregant
choirmastersoloist
Unaccompanied performer
prima donna · diva · solo artist · lead vocalist · virtuoso