Unit 4 · On your own
Lining out
Learn lining out, where a leader sang each line and everyone sang it back, then answer the lines of Wondrous Love, a shape-note hymn, with no drone. Free.
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What it teaches
Lining out began in 17th-century Britain, when few in church had books: a leader sang each line and everyone sang it back. No drone here: the leader's line gives you the key.
Wondrous Love. This hymn comes from a later shape-note book, of about 1840
Line by line. Listen, then sing it back
Medium, not loud. Shape-note singing is famous for singing loud; keep it easy
What you sing
- Listen to the first line, then sing it back. No drone now.
- And the second line.
- Now both lines together, heard once and sung back.
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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