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Unit 2 · Doo-wop

Doo-wah

Sing "doo" on the beat and open to "wah" over a four-chord loop, one note a chord, light and never punched, the change all in the vowel. Free, step by step.

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What it teaches

"Doo" on the beat, "wah" opens up: the change is the vowel. Four chords, one a bar, round and round.

Light, never punched. Easy volume; stop if anything tightens or hurts

The same notes as your mi, fa, re pad. Mi, mi, fa, re: one a chord

Headphones on. Through a speaker, the lead and your earlier takes rest while you sing

What you sing

  1. Find the notes you'll use: mi, so, la, fa, re.
  2. Once round the four chords: "doo", then "wah" on the same note, on mi, mi, fa, re.
  3. Twice round, the two-note doo-wah: "doo" on mi, mi, fa, re, and "wah" up to so, la, la, so. Halfway, the lights fade.

Singing safely

Headphones on. An easy volume, the middle of your voice, always softer than the lead; bops and doo-wahs sung lightly, never punched. Stop if anything tightens or hurts.

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