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Hold on, then let go

Hold do while the bass moves under you, feel it rub against the new chord, then step down to ti and home: a suspension, one of the oldest pulls. Free to sing.

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Hold on, then let go

Hold a note into the next chord, where it rubs, then fall a step: a suspension, one of the oldest ways to make a listener lean in.

Hold do. While the bass moves under you

Feel the rub. Do against so and re

Then let go. Step down to ti, then home to do

What you sing

  1. Two ways to move. Listen to both, then choose.
  2. Hold do while the bass moves, feel the rub, then step to ti and home to do.
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Challenge: Write a counterpoint

A new cantus, and every note is your choice. Make a line by the rules, then listen to the duet you wrote.

Nearly every note lit. Choose as you go

By the rules. Half your moves opposite, no parallel or direct fifths or octaves

The ending. Ti to do

What you sing

  1. Slowly: at each note of the cantus, choose a lit note. Then hear your duet.

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.
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