yodel
Sing with breaks
Yodel is a style of singing that rapidly alternates between the normal voice and a high falsetto, producing a distinctive warbling sound.
It originated in the Alps as a way for herders to communicate across mountains and valleys.
The technique appears in folk music worldwide and occasionally in country and pop: She learned to yodel from her Swiss grandmother.
Artificially elevated singing register
- warbleSing with tremolo
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- pitchFrequency of sound
call · howl · singing · voice · throat · vibrato · undulation · break
Traditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- alpenhornSwiss wooden wind instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
Bavaria · folklore · festival · Heidi · edelweiss · oompah · beer hall · Oktoberfest
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
chalet · Matterhorn · glacier · hiking · skiing · alpine · valley · echo
Contact by phone
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- herdingManaging animal groups
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- goatherdKeeper of caprines
shepherd · distance · response · greeting · announcement · summoning · location · warning
Lively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
celebration · delight · playful · spirited · festivity · lighthearted · elation · enthusiasm
falsetto
Artificially elevated singing register
pitch · call · howl · singing · voice · throat · vibrato · undulation · break · register
lederhosen
Traditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- alpenhornSwiss wooden wind instrument
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
polka · Bavaria · folklore · festival · Heidi · edelweiss · oompah · beer hall · Oktoberfest · tradition
Switzerland
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
Alps · chalet · Matterhorn · glacier · hiking · skiing · alpine · valley · echo · mountaineer
call
Contact by phone
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- herdingManaging animal groups
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
goatherd · shepherd · distance · response · greeting · announcement · summoning · location · warning · contact
exuberance
Lively, unrestrained enthusiasm
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
merriment · celebration · delight · playful · spirited · festivity · lighthearted · elation · enthusiasm · carefree
- AlpsAlps, Swiss Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps
- German Wordsdie, in, an, auf, von
- performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- Austrian musicMozart, Haydn, Schubert, Johann Strauss, Strauss
- vocal techniquesvibrato, falsetto, head voice, chest voice, mixed voice
yodelopera
Theatrical art combining song
Gregorian chant · spoken word · rap · recitative · throat singing
yodelGregorian chant
Monophonic Catholic liturgical music
art song · lied · madrigal · barbershop
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