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vocalizing

Definitions of vocalizing
  1. noun
    the act of singing vocal music
    synonyms: singing
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    types:
    a capella singing, a cappella singing
    singing without instrumental accompaniment
    bel canto
    a style of operatic singing
    coloratura
    singing with florid ornamentation
    caroling
    singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
    crooning
    the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
    crooning
    singing in a soft low tone
    scat, scat singing
    singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
    harmonisation, harmonization
    singing in harmony
    humming
    the act of singing with closed lips
    chanting, intonation
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
    intonation
    singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
    karaoke
    singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
    part-singing
    singing with three or more voice parts
    hymnody, psalmody
    the act of singing psalms or hymns
    singalong, singsong
    informal group singing of popular songs
    solfege, solfeggio
    (music) a voice exercise in which scales are sung using the solfa syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti
    solfege, solfeggio, solmisation, solmization
    (music) the system of using the solfa syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti to name the notes of the scale in any key, often for sight-singing
    yodeling
    singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
    cantillation
    liturgical chanting
    type of:
    musical performance
    the act of performing music
    vocal music
    music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
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