Definition

Noun: * A person who sings using the vocal technique of yodelling. Yodelling involves rapidly and repeatedly alternating between the normal chest voice and a high-pitched falsetto or head voice. This technique is especially characteristic of traditional folk music from the Alpine regions of Switzerland and Austria.

Examples

• The Swiss yodeller performed a traditional song that echoed across the valley.
• She trained for years to become a professional yodeller.
• A group of yodellers entertained the crowd at the cultural festival.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used figuratively to describe someone who makes rapid, abrupt changes in pitch while speaking or singing in other contexts, though this is less common.
  • The excited child sounded like a little yodeller, her voice jumping up and down with glee.

Variants and Related Words

• Yodel (verb): To sing using the yodelling technique.
  • He learned to yodel from his grandfather.
• Yodel (noun): The act or sound of yodelling; a song featuring yodelling.
  • We heard a yodel from the mountainside.
• Yodelling (noun/gerund): The vocal technique itself.
  • Yodelling requires good vocal control.

Synonyms

• Alpine singer
• Folk singer (specifically in the Alpine tradition)

Related Phrases

• To break into a yodel: To suddenly begin yodelling.
  • In the middle of his speech, he unexpectedly broke into a yodel.

Noun

1. a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)