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Types of singing

a cappella

adjective, adverb

sung by voices only, without musical instruments

barbershop

noun

a type of singing in which four men sing together in harmony, usually without music

choral

adjective

connected with or sung by a choir (=a group of people singing together)

Gregorian chant

noun

a type of traditional religious music that people sing in church without any musical instruments

plainsong

noun

a type of old religious music heard in Christian churches, sung by a group of people together without the use of musical instruments

scat

noun

a type of jazz in which a singer uses their voice to make noises that sound similar to a musical instrument

chanting

noun

folk singing

noun

yodelling

noun

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