#execution__performance__carrying_out__carrying_into_action the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
supertype: action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
subtype: specific_performance the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms
subtype: mechanism.execution__mechanics__mechanic technical aspects of doing something; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
subtype: music.recreation a musical diversion; "his music was his central interest"
subtype: vocal_music__vocalmusic music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
subtype: singing__vocalizing the act of singing vocal music
subtype: a_cappella_singing__a_capella_singing__acapellasinging singing without instrumental accompaniment
subtype: bel_canto__belcanto a style of operatic singing
subtype: coloratura singing with florid ornamentation
subtype: caroling singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)
subtype: crooning the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
subtype: crooning.singing singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"
subtype: scat_singing__scat singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
subtype: harmonization__harmonisation singing in harmony
subtype: humming the act of singing with closed lips
subtype: chanting__intonation the act of singing in a monotonous tone
subtype: cantillation liturgical chanting
subtype: karaoke singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
subtype: part-singing singing with three or more voice parts
subtype: psalmody__hymnody the act of singing psalms or hymns
subtype: singsong (British) informal group singing of popular songs
subtype: solmization singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale
subtype: yodeling singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
subtype: song.vocal_music__strain the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
subtype: carol a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
subtype: lullaby__cradlesong a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep
subtype: aria an elaborate song for solo voice
subtype: carillon_playing__bell_ringing__carillon playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
subtype: change_ringing ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing
subtype: drumming__percussion the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
subtype: whistling the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
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