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Unit 4 · Words for an audience

Would they understand?

Sing a line for someone at the back, then listen back with the words hidden to hear whether a stranger would understand it. Clearer, not louder. Free.

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What it teaches

You always understand your own words. Would a stranger? Sing a line, then listen with the words hidden.

Sing it. For someone at the back

Hide the words. And listen

Not louder. A loose jaw and an easy tongue: the tongue does t, d, n, l and s, and the jaw barely moves. Light consonants, never pushed. Stop if anything tightens.

What you sing

  1. "That saved a wretch like me".
  2. Once more, then hear yours with the words hidden.

Singing safely

A loose jaw and an easy tongue: light consonants, never pushed. A medium volume, the middle of your voice. Stop if anything tightens.

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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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