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String bending is a guitar technique where fretted strings are displaced by application of a force by the fretting fingers in a direction perpendicular to their vibrating length. This has the net effect of increasing the pitch of a note (or notes as the case may be).
Belting (or vocal belting) is a specific technique of singing by which a singer carries their chest voice above their break or passaggio with a proportion of head voice. Belting is sometimes described as "high chest voice" or "mixed voice" (not to be confused with the mixing technique), although if this is done incorrectly, it can potentially ...
Red numerals (original) mark the vocal part. Modern day digital guitar tablature of "Smells like teen spirit" by the band Nirvana, viewed on a mobile phone. Tablature (or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument fingering or the location of the played notes rather than musical pitches.
Musical technique is the ability of instrumental and vocal musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments or vocal cords in order to produce the precise musical effects they desire. Improving one's technique generally entails practicing exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility. Technique is independent of musicality.
The Science of the Singing Voice. Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0-87580-542-6. Sundberg, Johan; Gramming, Patricia; Lovetri, Jeannette (1991). "Comparisons of pharynx, source, formant and pressure characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing" (PDF). Speech, Music and Hearing Quarterly Progress and Status Report.
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Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a melody, but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as chants or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as rapping. As well, there are extended vocal techniques that may be used, such as screaming, growling, throat singing, or yodelling.