vocal performance
Song sung aloud
Vocal performance is the act of singing or speaking for an audience, whether live or recorded.
The term encompasses everything from opera arias to pop concerts to spoken-word poetry readings.
In academic contexts, vocal performance often names a specific area of study in music programs: She's majoring in vocal performance at the conservatory.
- singerVocal music performer
- breath controlManaging exhalation deliberately
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- performerOne who entertains audiences
belting · high note · diction · intonation · articulation · vibrato · voice crack · dynamics · resonance · dubbing · projection · diaphragm · gospel · public speaking · improvisation · chest voice · applause · standing ovation
- live performanceconcert, gig, show, performer, stage presence
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- music majorsmusic education, composition, music theory, conducting, musicology
- recitationrecitation, poetry recitation, dramatic reading, dramatic readings, poetry reading
- voice-overnarration, voice talent, announcer, voice actress, voice acting
- Maqamtetrachord, quarter tone, microtones, Arabic music
vocal performanceinstrumental music
Music without vocals
instrumental · orchestral performance · guitar solo · symphony · chamber music
vocal performancemime
Wordless expressive performer
pantomime · dance performance · physical theater · ballet · interpretive dance