21 Words That Have Completely New Meaning For Singers

    Vamp does not mean what you think it means.

    Nina Mohan
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    1. Vamp

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    What it usually means: A seductive femme fatale.

    What is means to singers: What the accompanist has to do to fake everyone out when you forget to come in.

    2. Jury

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    What it usually means: A group of people in court who determine someone's guilt.

    What it means to singers: A murderer's row of professors who scrutinize every note and decide the fate of your semester.

    3. Tea

    4. Soprano

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    What it usually means: A member of the mob family from the HBO show.

    What it means to singers: The people other singers resent for always getting the melody and best roles.

    5. Harmony

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    What it usually means: Musical notes sounded simultaneously to produce chords and intervals.

    What it means to singers: That thing you feel absolutely compelled to do when you hear anyone else singing.

    6. Rest

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    What it usually means: A period of relaxation.

    What it means to singers: A period when you have to learn to communicate using a pen and paper or flailing hand signals.

    7. Prodigy

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    What it usually means: A wunderkind and someone to be admired and praised.

    What it means to singers: A child that can sort of do what you spent your whole life perfecting, but cuter.

    8. Conductor

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    What it usually means: A person who drives and controls a train.

    What it means to singers: That person at the front of the choir who waves the stick and glares at you when you fuck up.

    9. Lesson

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    What it usually means: A period of time in which one receives instruction.

    What it means to singers: A period of time in which you manage to embarrass yourself and you're somehow always unprepared for.

    10. Audition

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    What it usually means: A tryout in which you showcase your skills for a panel.

    What it means to singers: A terrifying ordeal that follows hours of preparation and could literally change everything, and yet you still have to be relaxed for it.

    11. Dairy

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    What it usually means: Food products that contain milk.

    What it means to singers: A thing that singers avoid like the plague before they have to sing.

    12. Shower

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    What it usually means: An enclosure in which someone bathes themselves.

    What it means to singers: The place where your voice sounds AMAZING because of the acoustics.

    13. Lozenge

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    What it usually means: A small tablet taken for sore throats.

    What it means to singers: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks after you get sick.

    14. Score

    15. Steamer

    16. Payment

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    What it usually means: Money you receive in exchange for goods or services.

    What it means to singers: What people try to get out of giving you because singing is "easy."

    17. Warm-up

    18. YAP

    19. Coach

    20. Vocal Fry

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    What it usually means: The creaky way people talk, especially at the ends of sentences.

    What it means to singers: Something that should be killed with fire, and the reason you sound like a Disney princess when you talk.

    21. Singing

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    What it usually means: Making musical sounds with the voice.

    What it means to singers: The biggest joy, the greatest passion, and the ultimate way of life.