Name: ______________________________ Date:___________

Texas Bible College

Division of Music
MU 4118 Conducting III

Things you should know

Give Your Singers a Tune-up

1. Being ______________________ begins with good pronunciation, enunciation
and diction.
2. Develop an atmosphere in your rehearsals where __________________ regularly
(and gently) can take place.
3. To create a clean group sound, eliminate _________________.
4. When holding out a note, hold the _______________ to allow your mouth to stay
open.
5. D, T and Th are examples of dental consonants and should be
________________________.
6. M and N are two nasal consonants and should be ________________________.
7. List the four labial consonants which may cause a pop in your microphone.
______________________
8. Never hang on to your ______________ like: S, Sh, Z, Cks.
9. When an R is at the end of a word, pronounce it with an _____ or a hard R.
10. Make sure all your singers pronounce words the _____________.
11. Singers should communicate, communicate, communicate with the
_____________________.
12. ____________________________ will improve any singers voice by improving
cardiovascular strength, breath stamina and muscle tone.
13. To stay hydrated, drink plenty of ________________________________.
14. Circle the picture that shows proper microphone technique.