Singing and talking at the same time is called

Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçɡəˌzaŋ], "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçˌʃtɪmə], "spoken voice") are expressionist vocal techniques between singing and speaking.

1. What is speak singing called?
2. Are singing and talking the same thing?

What is speak singing called?

Sprechstimme, (German: “speech-voice”), in music, a cross between speaking and singing in which the tone quality of speech is heightened and lowered in pitch along melodic contours indicated in the musical notation. Sprechstimme is frequently used in 20th-century music.

Are singing and talking the same thing?

In general, speech occurs at lower frequency levels than singing and within a narrower range of frequencies. In general, singing occurs at higher frequencies levels than speech and covers a much wider frequency range.