Choir Vocabulary

noun a person who leads a congregation in singing or prayer in a synagogue

• The cantor led the congregation in singing hymns during the church service.
• The cantor has a beautiful voice and always makes the songs sound amazing.
• Yo, did you hear that cantor hitting those high notes? She's got skills!
• The cantor of the forest was the nightingale, whose song filled the air with beauty.

noun a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range

adjective relating to or characteristic of the singing voice of a falsetto

• The opera singer effortlessly hit the high notes in falsetto.
• He can sing in falsetto better than anyone I know.
• She tried to sing in falsetto but it sounded really weird.
• His falsetto laughter echoed through the empty hallway.

noun Noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'unison' is a noun referring to the state of being together or in harmony.

adverb Adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In this case, 'in unison' modifies how an action is done or how something is being done in a synchronized manner.

preposition Preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'in' shows the location or position of the action being done in a synchronized manner.

article Article is a type of determiner that specifies if a noun is specific or unspecific. In this case, 'in' is the article specifying the relationship between the action and the state of being in unison.

• The choir sang in unison during the performance.
• The crowd cheered in unison as the team scored a goal.
• The friends all agreed in unison to go to the beach for the weekend.
• The leaves rustled in unison with the wind, creating a soothing sound.