vocalizing - the act of singing vocal musiceisteddfod - any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) 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; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep" scat, scat singing - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument humming - the act of singing with closed lips 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) solfege, solfeggio - a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable yodeling - singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto Greek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play |