RANGE
Meaning:
Range means ALL of the pitches, from lowest to highest, that an instrument can play or a voice can sing. We can also talk about the range of your speaking voice: the full extent of your voice when you talk, from the lowest sound to highest sound.
How The Word Is Used:
"The range of the piano is extremely wide. It can go lower and higher than an entire symphony orchestra."
"The flute has a great sound, but the clarinet has a wider range. It can't go quite as high, but it goes much lower."
Range Words:
small medium large
narrow average wide
How To Find Your Vocal Range
REGISTER
Meaning:
Register means a specific part of the range of a voice or instrument. A range is usually divided into three parts: a low register, a middle register, and a high register.
How The Word Is Used:
"Your voice sounds so strong and clear when you sing that melody in your high register."
"I like 'Peter and the Wolf' - especially the sound of the cat played by a clarinet in its low register."
Cat's Theme
Register Words:
high middle low
higher lower
highest lowest
Descriptive Words associated with Register:
The high register of a voice or instrument may be clear and strong, thin and weak, or piercing.
The middle register of a voice or instrument may be strong, comfortable, or neutral (neither dark nor light).
The low register of a voice or instrument may be rich and full, dark and thick, or unfocused and muddy.
EXPRESSION
Meaning:
Expression refers to the kind of feeling or emotion that a composer or performer gives to a piece of music.
How The Word Is Used:
"Your piano playing is wonderful. It is so full of expression."
"That phrase you sang was too plain for me. Could you try it again with more expression?"
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