TONALITY
Words to describe a singer’s tone can vary greatly and largely depend on our own personal taste
PHRASING
refers to the choices made by a singer with regard to the breaths or pauses within a melody
What are the phrasing descrimption
Legato or Staccato
Legato
The melody is delivered smoothly, as if the notes of the phrase are joined together. This is the opposite of staccato
Staccato
The melody is delivered detached from the other notes – short and sharp and rhythmically accented. It can also be referred to as ‘rhythmic phrasing’
DICTION
Often contemporary singers are defined by their accents, articulation, enunciation or dialect