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A whole step has one piano key between its notes; a half step is the very next key. Hear both in tunes you know, then sing each from the guide's note. Free.

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What it teaches

A whole step has one piano key between its notes; a half step is the very next key. Ode to Joy has both.

Ode to Joy. Mi, mi, fa, so: a half step, then a whole step

Frère Jacques. Do to re: a whole step

Half steps. Mi to fa, and ti to do

What you sing

  1. Each clip starts with the key's chord. Half step or whole step?
  2. Sing the named step from the guide's note.
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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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