communal singing
Voices joined together
Communal singing is the act of singing together as a group, typically in informal or ceremonial settings rather than as a rehearsed performance.
It includes hymns at religious services, anthems at sporting events, and songs around a campfire.
The emphasis is on participation rather than polish: Communal singing broke out after the team's victory.
- work songsMusic accompanying manual labor
- call-and-responseAlternating musical exchange
- pub songsMusic for communal drinking
- harmoniesPleasing combined pitches
- group harmonyInterpersonal accord among members
choir practice · folk music · sing-alongs · oral tradition · group cohesion · campfire songs · sacred chants · protest songs · church services · tribal rituals · indigenous practices · school assemblies · cultural preservation · sea shanties · voices · catharsis · ancient rituals · community gatherings
- group songssing-along, sing-alongs, singalong, call and response, call-and-response
- tribal musicdidgeridoo, tribal songs, tribal chant, ceremonial music, drum circles
- Jewish worshipKaddish, Shabbat service, prayer service, morning prayers, evening prayers
- Fijian musictraditional chants
- Welsh Musicmale voice choirs, Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler, Duffy, male voice choir
- folk songstraditional songs, folk ballads, work songs, lullaby, love songs
communal singingsolo
Performance by one
solo performance · solo singing · monody · aria · solo act