Unit 4 · The ladder, and the songs
The ladder
Sing the same run at two, three, then four notes a second, every note still clean, then hear the real speed beside yours. Clean first, then quick. Free.
Free in the app: sing one lesson of each course with no account; a free account opens the course unit by unit.
More in The ladder, and the songs
- The ladderYou are here
- Swing Low, with a run
- Steal Away
What it teaches
The same run, a rung at a time: two, three, then four notes a second, each note still clean. Real runs go faster; clean first is how they're learned.
Two a second. Every note clean
Three, then four. As quick as each note still counts
Beyond. Real speed, just to hear
What you sing
- The run at two notes a second.
- The run at three notes a second.
- The run at four notes a second.
- One step further: the guide's run at real speed. Try it, then hear yours beside it. We don't score this speed yet.
Singing safely
Runs need a light voice: a medium volume, the middle of your voice, no pushing or squeezing. Short sessions. Stop if anything tightens.
Free tools by Stackapella
All of these are free, and so is every course.
Stackapella teaches you to sing harmony one part at a time, right in your browser.
- 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.
- Every course free
- Open source
- No ads, no tracking
More free tools
No account, no ads. Each one keeps working offline once you've opened it.
See all 17 tools