yodeling
Swiss vocal tradition
Yodeling is a style of singing that rapidly alternates between the normal voice and a high falsetto, producing a distinctive warbling sound.
The technique originated in the Alps, where it served as a way for herders to communicate across mountain valleys.
It appears in Swiss and Austrian folk music, American country and western songs, and occasionally pop music: She learned to yodel from her grandmother.
Artificially elevated singing register
- breakInterrupt continuity
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- pitchFrequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
vibrato · modulation · octave · melody · rhythm · tempo · resonance · projection
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
mountains · chalet · meadow · mountainside · valley · glacier · hiking · climbing
Celebratory occasion or mood
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
jubilee · gala · fiesta · cheerfulness · entertainment · fairground · pageant · banquet
falsetto
Artificially elevated singing register
tone · vibrato · modulation · octave · melody · rhythm · tempo · resonance · projection · timbre
Alps
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- TyrolAustrian-Italian alpine region
Bavaria · mountains · chalet · meadow · mountainside · valley · glacier · hiking · climbing · Matterhorn
festivity
Celebratory occasion or mood
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
revelry · jubilee · gala · fiesta · cheerfulness · entertainment · fairground · pageant · banquet · feast
lederhosen
Traditional German leather shorts
folkdance · customs · festival · Heidi · zither · minstrelsy · ballads · oral · ancestry · culture
calling
Strongly felt purpose
goatherd · mountaineer · echo · distance · announce · relay · pastoral · summoning
- folk techniquesfingerpicking, flatpicking, clawhammer, strumming, hammer-ons
- Swiss Musicalphorn
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- European cultureFrench cuisine, Italian art, opera, ballet, Renaissance
- folk culturefolk customs, folk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
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