Whats SATB all about

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Whats SATB all about?

• SATB is an acronym in music that stands for

• Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Bass

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How many sopranos does it take to change a light
bulb?

• One, she just holds it in the socket and the
  world revolves around her!

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Soprano

• Soprano A high female (or unchanged boys)
  voice

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• Maria Pelligrini
• Maria singing Tu, Tu, Tu from Madame Butterfly

• Michelle Williams
• Sound clip of The Way of Love

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How many altos does it take to change a light
bulb?

• None, they cant get up that high!

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Alto

• Alto A low female (or unchanged boys) voice

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• Marion Anderson Famous Contralto
• Sound clip of Nobody Knows the Trouble Ive
  Seen

Contralto Contralto and alto originally
referred to the same voice. But some people today
use contralto to refer to a female voice that
is even lower than a typical alto

• Fantasia
• Sound clip of Summertime

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How many tenors does it take to change a light
bulb?

• Five, one to screw it in and four others to
  complain that its too high!

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Tenor

• Tenor A high (adult) male voice

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Famous Tenors

• Luciano Pavarotti
• Questa O quella Per me Pari Sono from Rigoletto

• Usher
• Simple Things from
• Confessions

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How many basses does it take to change a light
bulb?

• None. They're so macho they prefer to walk in the
  dark and bang their shins.

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Bass

• Bass A low (adult) male voice

     
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Famous Basses

• VASSILIS KOSTOPOULOS
• Movie clip of Vassilis singing

• Louis Armstrong
• Sound clip of What a Wonderful World

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Baritone
This is the voice between a bass or a tenor. In a
chorus, they may sing either bass or tenor, but
as a solo voice would be classified as a baritone.

• Josh Groban
• Sound clip of You Raise Me Up

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Other instruments have the same voicing. Can you
think of one?
Recorders
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
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Can you think of one other group of instruments?
Saxophones
Bass
Soprano
Tenor
Alto
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Can you think of one other group of instruments?
Orff Instruments
Tenor
Soprano
Bass
Alto
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Lets review what you know.

• SATB stands for
• Soprano
• Alto
• Tenor
• Bass

Which voice will you sing as an adult?