vocals

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vocal noun BrE /ˈvəʊkl/ ; NAmE /ˈvoʊkl/ - [usually plural] the part of a piece of music that is sung, rather than played on a musical instrument

backing vocals

In this recording Armstrong himself is on vocals

Vocals are musical sounds produced with the voice.

In many modern pop musical groups, a lead singer performs the primary vocals or melody of a song, as opposed to a backing singer who sings backup vocals or the harmony of a song. Backing vocalists sing some, but usually not all, parts of the song often singing only in a song's refrain or humming in the background. An exception is five-part gospel a cappella music, where the lead is the highest of the five voices and sings a descant, and not the melody. Some artists may sing both the lead and backing vocals on audio recordings by overlapping recorded vocal tracks.

hum verb BrE /hʌm/ ; NAmE /hʌm/

1. [intransitive, transitive] to sing a tune with your lips closed

She was humming softly to herself.

He began to hum along with the music.

hum something What's that tune you're humming?

2. [intransitive] to make a low continuous sound

The computers were humming away.

The overhead wires hummed with power.

3. [intransitive] to be full of activity

The streets were beginning to hum with life.

The whole room was humming now.

Things were beginning to hum.

gospel BrE /ˈɡɒspl/ ; NAmE /ˈɡɑːspl/