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Unit 3 · Major and minor

Major and minor tunes

Hear a happy tune turn sad when mi drops to me, pick the minor version by ear, then sing the first line of Frère Jacques in minor. Free, step by step.

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Major and minor tunes

Lower mi to me and a happy tune turns sad. Hear Frère Jacques and Twinkle both ways.

Frère Jacques. Do, re, mi, do, or do, re, me, do

Twinkle. Mi turns to me, and la to le

Same tune, darker. Each moved note a half step lower

What you sing

  1. Which one is minor?
  2. Frère Jacques' first line in minor: echo it twice.
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Challenge: Fill the middle

The guide sings a chord's root and fifth; you fill in the third, through home, four, five and home.

Home (I). Do and so; you sing mi

Four (IV). Do, and fa above it; you sing la, below do

Five (V). So below and re; you sing ti, below do

What you sing

  1. The round from your first lesson, again: the six leaps from Song starts.
  2. Try it: the guide sings two notes of each chord, then its third. Sing the third back.
  3. Now fill the middle on your own: the guide sings two notes of a chord, and you sing its third.

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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