sight-singing

Reading music aloud

Sight-singing is the skill of singing music from written notation without having heard it before.

Musicians develop this ability through ear training, learning to translate symbols on the page into accurate pitches and rhythms in real time: The choir director tested our sight-singing with an unfamiliar hymn.

Also called sight-reading when applied to singing.

technique

solfege

Syllable-based pitch training

intervalDuration between two points
pitchFrequency of sound
accuracyDegree of correctness

intonation · rhythm · clef · notation · vocalization · scale · melody · phrasing · transposition · dictation

choral

choir

Organized group of singers

ensembleUnified group or outfit
rehearsalPre-performance practice session
harmonyAgreement or musical blend

soprano · alto · tenor · bass · section · blend · unison · conductor · score · hymnal

education

do-re-mi

Cash, in slang

musicianshipSkill in performing music
conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
curriculumEducational program's content plan

exercise · drill · method · pedagogy · student · instructor · lesson · classroom · assessment · audition

Categories

choiralto, soprano, tenor, bass section, baritone
singing termsduet, aria, hum, alto, soprano
vocal trainingvocal exercises, voice training, vocal warm-ups, vocal technique, vocal scales
pitchfastball, curveball, slider, changeup, sinker
singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
music fundamentalsdo, re, mi, fa, sol

Opposites

musical learning/performance method

sight-singingplaying by ear

Performing without written music

rote learning · ear training · improvisation · imitation · oral tradition

preparation vs. spontaneity

sight-singingscat singing

Nonsense-syllable jazz vocals

Family

sight, sing, singer, singing, singers, sighted, singsong, singable, sight-reading

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