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Unit 4

Singing a tune

Put each syllable on its note, breathe at the ends of lines rather than mid-word, and sing a whole phrase on one breath, on the first verse of Amazing Grace.

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Following the words

In a song, each syllable sits on a note. Some stretch over two.

Read the line. Words and notes together

Sing syllable by syllable. Each on its note, some held over two

Watch them light up. As you sing them

What you sing

  1. Sing the first line of Amazing Grace with the guide.

Phrasing

A phrase is one breath's worth of song.

Breathe at the line's end. Not in the middle of a word

Sing the whole line. On that one breath

Then breathe again. Ready for the next line

What you sing

  1. Sing two lines of Amazing Grace, breathing between them.

Challenge: Amazing Grace, verse 1

What you sing

  1. The unit's challenge: record the melody of Amazing Grace, verse 1.

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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