Vocal Skill Assessment
Vocal Skill Assessment
Vocal Skill Assessment
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Maintains high rib cage
Maintains elongated spine
Maintains a level chin
Breathing
______ Expands during inhalation
______ Controls exhalation
Tone/Resonance/Vowels
______ Maintains space in the back of the mouth
______ Maintains forward placement
______ Produces a clear tone (lacks breathiness)
throughout the range
______ Maintains register consistency
______ Produces varied vocal tone qualities,
colors, and styles (bright, dark)
______ Demonstrates agility
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Intonation
______ Sings with a good sense of tonality
______ Performs intelligible words
______ Performs consonants clearly and
rhythmically
______ Performs vowels (open and closed)
______ Performs correct syllabic stress
______ Produces varied types and styles of
enunciation (legato, separated, cathedral)
Expression
______ Sings phrases with shape (direction and
planned breaths)
______ Sings with dynamic contrast
______ Sings energized piano
______ Demonstrates articulations (legato,
staccato, accents)
______ Sings with expressive eyes
Holcomb, 16.