part-singing
- noun
- /ˈpɑrtˌsɪŋɪŋ/
- Specialized
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canto a varias voces
- In music class, students enjoy exploring part singing, where they each sing different melodies that create beautiful harmonies.
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Students will succeed in part singing only after they can demonstrate the ability to sing in tune, discriminate between pitches, internalize melodies, and keep the beat.
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Because most students develop the ability to hear and sing harmonically between the ages of nine and thirteen, teachers tend to introduce part singing in the upper elementary grades.
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However, if students are ready, part singing may be introduced in the primary grades.
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The National Standards for Music Education provide guidelines and achievement standards for developing part singing.
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After they have mastered these skills, they are ready to learn part singing.
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Depending on the students' age and ability, and the number of times music classes meet per week, the process may take one year or several; it is time well spent because part singing is an important goal in musical development.
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Several preparatory steps should be taken before actual part singing begins.
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Children recognize that part singing is a sophisticated skill that involves both listening and singing, and they are proud when they can achieve it.
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Ask students to think of ways to begin in unison and move to part singing in the first few notes of the "Alleluia."
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Introduced methodically and incrementally, part singing can build harmonizing skills while helping students meet National Standards requirements.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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8.6
Music with several different melodies heard at the same time
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2.9
Music that people sing with or without instruments
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4.3
Three voices or instruments sing different notes together to make a full sound
Music for several voices that sing different parts without instruments
Different voices sing together to make a rich harmony
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Etymology
Part-singing comes from the simple words part ('a piece') and singing, and it pictures different voices each singing their own part that fit together like pieces of a puzzle to make a rich harmony.