Consonant Consonant In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and , pronounced by forcing air through a narrow channel (fricatives); and and , which have air flowing through the nose (nasals). Contrasting with consonants are vowels. Since the number of possible sounds in all of the world's languages is much greater than the number of letters in any one
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus was awarded from 1959 to 1960. In 1961 the award was split into two awards for Best Performance by a Vocal Group and Best Performance by a Chorus. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. 1st Annual Grammy Awards winner: Keely Smith and Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic" Other nominees: 2nd Annual Grammy Awards winner: Richard Condie (choir director), for "The Battle Hymn of