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Unit 4 · A song for voice and piano

Caro mio ben, the opening

Learn the opening of Caro mio ben, the Italian song for voice and piano, phrase by phrase, with every note joined and a breath at each comma. Free.

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What it teaches

Caro mio ben: "my dear beloved". A song for voice and piano from about 1785, the first one most classical singers learn.

Vowels first. Then the words, over the piano's chords

Your own voice. An easy medium volume; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. The first two phrases on their own vowels, joined.
  2. Now with the words, over the chords.

Singing safely

Your own voice at an easy medium volume, never pressed or put on: classical is how you join the notes, not a voice you make. 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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