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Unit 2 · One breath

The end of a phrase

End a phrase on purpose: Concone's last bars, the long note held and stopped on time, then the first verse of Brahms's lullaby, a phrase a breath. Free.

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The end of a phrase

A phrase ends on purpose: its last note held to its end, steady, then stopped on time.

Plan the ending. Keep the breath for the last note

Stop on time. Steady to the last moment; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. Concone's last two bars on "ah": end the long note on time.
  2. Sing it once more, then hear yours beside the guide's.

Challenge: A phrase on one breath

Brahms's lullaby, written in 1868 for a friend's new baby: the first verse, each phrase on one breath.

One breath a phrase. Breathe at each comma

Soft and joined. Sung to someone asleep; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. The first verse, 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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