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Unit 3 · Ornaments

Spot the ornament

A good ornament is small. Sing a line with a flick, then listen to another and pick the word that carries a flick or a turn. Ear training for folk. Free.

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Spot the ornament

A good ornament is small. Can you hear where it is?

Listen to the line. One word has a flick or a turn

Play it again. As often as you like

Pick the word. Only your first answer counts

What you sing

  1. First sing a line with a flick on "Town", at your own pace.
  2. Listen, then pick the word with the ornament.
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Challenge: Decorate a ballad

The whole verse, a flick on "Town" and a turn on "youth", plain everywhere else.

Listen to the verse. Two ornaments, no more

Light, from the breath. Jaw still for the ornaments

Plain between. The long notes steady and easy

What you sing

  1. The decorated verse at your own pace first.
  2. After a bar of the drone, sing the decorated verse.

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.
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  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
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