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Unit 2 · Doo-wop

Shoo-bop

Sing short, light "bop"s on beats two and four, in the gaps of the chords, choosing each pair by ear, and never pushing a low bop. Free, in short steps.

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What it teaches

Shoo-bop: the "sh" is breath, and the note is on "bop". Short and light, on the beat. Here, just "bop".

On beats two and four. Two bops a bar, in the gaps

Short and light. A low bop is never pushed; stop if anything tightens or hurts

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

What you sing

  1. Hear each pair of bops over the chord, then choose.
  2. Once round: two bops a bar on do, then on low ti for the last chord.
  3. Twice round, each bop on the beat.
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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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