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Unit 2 · Rounds and canons

The second voice

Come in two bars after the leader, who is already singing other notes, and keep your own tune through Are You Sleeping. Listen to both, never louder. Free.

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What it teaches

Now you come in second. The leader is already singing other notes when you start.

Listen to the leader. Are You Sleeping, from the top

Come in after two bars. On "Are you sleeping"

Keep your own tune. Listen to both, never louder

What you sing

  1. Your first two bars, at your own pace.
  2. The guide leads. Come in two bars later and sing it through.

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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