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Unit 3 · Italian

The leaning note

Learn the appoggiatura, the leaning note that falls onto the main one, and give it its full value on the beat, as Vaccai taught singers. Free, short steps.

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What it teaches

A leaning note sits on the beat, a step above where the music is going, then steps down to it. Classical singers call it an appoggiatura.

On the beat. The leaning note first, then the step down

Lean, then ease. A little more on the first note; stop if anything tightens or hurts

What you sing

  1. Find the notes. Each waits until you're on it.
  2. Vaccai's line, both leaning notes on the beat.

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.
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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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