DYNAMICS
Dynamic shading can and should be
added during the count-singing phase.
As stated above, however, extremely loud
dynamic levels should be avoided; rather,
the singers should apply a suggestion of the
dynamic shaping in forte passages.
Once pitches and rhythms are in place,
the choir can move from count-singing to
nonsense syllables and begin to add more
true dynamics. The rhythmic “pacing” of
dynamic shading has already been established
somewhat—now the full range of
dynamic shading can be built into the voices.