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Unit 3 · Ornaments

The turn

Wrap a turn around a long note: the note above, the note, the note below and back, small and light, sung slowly first, then a touch quicker. Free to sing.

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What it teaches

A turn wraps around a note: the note above, the note, the note below, and back to the note.

Above, on, below, on. Three quick notes, then land

On "youth". The long note of the line

Small and light. Tiny steps, jaw and belly still

What you sing

  1. The line with its turn on "youth", at your own pace.
  2. Listen, then sing it back with the turn.
  3. Again, a touch quicker.
  4. Once more, a little quicker.

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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