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Unit 1 · Joined

One joined line

Hear joined notes beside separate ones, then sing a first Italian phrase on "ah" with no gap between its notes, in your own easy voice. Free.

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What it teaches

Classical singing starts with one thing: notes joined, with no gap between them. Singers call it legato.

No gap between the notes. The sound keeps going as the note changes

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

Tall and easy. Jaw loose, shoulders down

What you sing

  1. The same five notes, sung two ways. Listen to both, then choose.
  2. Find the notes of a famous first phrase, on "ah". Each waits until you're on it.
  3. Now the whole phrase on "ah", joined: hear it, then sing it back.
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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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