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Unit 3 · The band's turn

The fall

Let a long note fall away at the end of a line, but only where the song asks for it, and land it so it still sounds on purpose. A free lesson, in short steps.

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What it teaches

At a line's end, a blues singer can let the last note fall away, like a sigh. The note lands first, then lets go.

Land, then let go. The fall comes at the very end

Let the note go. Don't drive air at it; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. Listen to both, then choose.
  2. The first line on "oh", its last note falling away at the end.
  3. Now with the words: fall or not, as you like.
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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.
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  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
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