vocalists
Those who sing
Vocalists are singers, especially those who perform with a band or musical group rather than as solo artists.
The term emphasizes the voice as an instrument among other instruments, distinguishing the singer's role from that of instrumentalists.
The jazz ensemble featured two vocalists and a five-piece horn section.
In music credits and liner notes, vocalist often appears as the formal designation for anyone providing sung or spoken vocal parts.
Those who vocalize melodies
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- beltersLoud, forceful performers
- chanteusesFemale professional vocalists
- divasDemanding celebrated singers
frontmen · lead singers · recording artists · soloists · harmonizers · balladeers · torch singers · yodelers
Highest female singers
- altosLow female voices
- tenorsUpper male vocal range
- baritonesMedium-low male voices
- bassesLow-pitched voices or fish
mezzo-sopranos · contraltos · countertenors · operatic · lieder · aria · bel canto · choir
Frequency of sound
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- rangeExtent of variation
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- toneQuality of sound
breath control · phrasing · projection · registers · falsetto · belting · runs · riffs
singers
Those who vocalize melodies
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- beltersLoud, forceful performers
- chanteusesFemale professional vocalists
divas · frontmen · lead singers · recording artists · soloists · harmonizers · balladeers · torch singers · yodelers · pop stars
sopranos
Highest female singers
basses · mezzo-sopranos · contraltos · countertenors · operatic · lieder · aria · bel canto · choir · choral
pitch
Frequency of sound
tone · breath control · phrasing · projection · registers · falsetto · belting · runs · riffs · melisma
microphone
Audio input device
encore · soundcheck · monitors · spotlight · audience · tour · venue · backstage · performance · gig
record deal
Artist-label contract
- producerOne who makes things
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
manager · agent · audition · demo · autotune · overdub · tracks · album · single · collaboration
- Bulgarian Singingchoral music, polyphony, traditional songs, wedding songs, harvest songs
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
- worship musicworship band, worship song, worship hymns, worship songs, praise music
- Asian popC-pop, Cantopop, Erik, Isaac, Jack
- Pops OrchestrasBoston Pops
- Turkish MusicAthena, arabesque
vocalistsinstrumentalists
Musicians using tools
instrumentals · backing band · accompanists · rhythm section · session musicians
vocalistsaccompanists
Musicians supporting lead performers
session players · pit orchestra · sound engineers · stagehands · roadies
- backup vocalistSecondary singer supporting lead
- lead vocalistPrimary singer in group
- backing vocalistSinger supporting the frontperson
- female vocalist
- jazz vocalistSinger of improvisational music