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Unit 2 · Below, and holding on

Answer in harmony

Hear a line once, then sing a part above it as it comes round again: the first step to harmonising a tune you've never heard. Free, in short steps.

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Answer in harmony

Hear a line once, then harmonise it as it comes round again: the first step to harmonising a tune you've never heard.

Listen. The guide sings a line

Then harmonise. The line again, you above it

The next chord tone up. Lit for you, as before

What you sing

  1. Hear the line; then the guide sings it again and you sing the part above.
  2. The second line: hear it, then harmonise it as it comes round again.

Challenge: Under and over

Steal Away, the spiritual's refrain: once with your part below the tune, then once above it.

First, below. Your part under the tune

Then, above. The same notes; now the tune is under you

Lost?. Hold your note until it rubs, then step

What you sing

  1. The refrain, your part below the tune.
  2. Again, your part above the tune.

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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