singability
Easy to sing
Singability is how easily a piece of music can be sung, particularly by untrained voices.
Composers and songwriters consider singability when writing melodies—comfortable range, natural intervals, and phrases that allow breathing.
The tune's singability made it a hit with audiences.
A text's singability matters when setting words to music: some languages or lyrics fit melodies more smoothly than others.
Memorable, sticky appeal
- hookCurved catching device
- chorusSingers performing together
- refrainAbstain from acting
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
melodic · phrasing · motif · theme · lilt · air · ditty · ballad
Unit of pronunciation
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- consonantIn agreement with
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
rhyme · assonance · alliteration · prosody · scansion · stress · elision · melisma
Extent of variation
- tessituraPredominant pitch range
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- projectionSomething that extends outward
vibrato · falsetto · soprano · alto · tenor · baritone · diction · articulation
catchiness
Memorable, sticky appeal
lyricism · melodic · phrasing · motif · theme · lilt · air · ditty · ballad · cantabile
syllable
Unit of pronunciation
wordplay · rhyme · assonance · alliteration · prosody · scansion · stress · elision · melisma · setting
range
Extent of variation
- tessituraPredominant pitch range
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
projection · vibrato · falsetto · soprano · alto · tenor · baritone · diction · articulation · register
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
swing · syncopation · groove · pulse · pace · bounce · flow · accentuation · downbeat · upbeat
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
interval · modulation · transpose · chromatic · diatonic · sharp · flat · natural · octave · accidental
singabilityawkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
clumsiness · difficulty · unspeakability · harshness · stiltedness
song, sing, singer, singing, sung, singsong, songster, singable, songful