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Unit 3 · Two lines, one song

Float above it

Float a light descant in long notes on "ah" above O Come, All Ye Faithful and its chords, so the tune still comes through. Light, never loud. Free to sing.

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What it teaches

A descant floats above the tune, often in longer notes, so the tune still comes through. Choirs usually save one for a late verse.

The tune below. O Come, All Ye Faithful, with its chords

Your line above. Long notes on "ah"

Light, never loud. Let the tune be heard through you

What you sing

  1. The descant, at your own pace.
  2. After a bar, sing the descant over the tune and its chords.

Singing safely

Sing at an easy volume, in the middle of your range. Stop if anything tightens, scratches or hurts, and rest your voice.

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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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