Unit 1 · The floor
Bright or dark?
Hear the same top notes make a bright chord or a dark one depending on the bass, choose by ear, then hold the root that makes it dark. Free, in short steps.
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- Under the group
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Bright or dark?
The same notes on top can make a bright chord or a dark one. The bass decides.
Two notes on top. They never move
A new bass. And the chord changes
Then you. Sing the root of a dark chord
What you sing
- Listen to each, as often as you like, then choose.
- Now be the bass that makes it dark: hold la, the root, under the group.
Challenge: The four chords
Twice through the four chords with the guide, then a new order with no guide bass: find each root by ear.
With the guide. The line you know, twice
On your own. Do, fa, so, do, a little quicker
Listen up. The group's chord tells you the root
What you sing
- Twice through with the guide bass, a breath between.
- Now no guide bass, and a new order: I, IV, V, I. Find each root under the group.
Singing safely
Low and easy: never press, growl or tuck your chin to reach a note, and keep your throat where it is when you speak. Stop if anything tightens or hurts.
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