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Unit 1 · Three lines

Hum it first

Hum the whole verse before you sing a word, so the tune's shape and its long notes are in your ear before the words come. A free lesson, in short steps.

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What it teaches

Blues singers often hum a line before they sing it. Hum it, then open to "oh", then sing the words.

Mm, then oh, then words. The tune first, then what it says

Easy and low. Hum lightly, lips together; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. The line again, said a second time: hum it on "mm".
  2. Now open to "oh".
  3. Now the words.

Singing safely

Tell it at a speaking volume, in your own clear voice, never forced or pressed down to sound deeper. Stop if anything tightens or hurts.

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Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up. Stackapella recording the alto part of Amazing Grace: each note is a bar with its name, and the one being sung says A little low, go up.
  • A guide sings your partHear your line over the others, slow it down, then take your turn.
  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
  • Record every part yourselfStack your takes in time until you're the whole choir.
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