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Unit 1 · A part above

Harmony or the tune?

Learn to tell a harmony that makes chords with the tune from a copy that doubles it, then keep your part above going by ear as the lights fade. Free.

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Harmony or the tune?

A harmony makes chords with the tune; a copy just doubles it. Learn to hear the difference, then keep your part as the lights fade.

Listen first. Harmony, or the same tune?

Then sing the part above. The whole verse

The lights fade. The second half is yours, by ear

What you sing

  1. Listen to each, as often as you like, then choose.
  2. The part above, the whole verse. Halfway through, the lights fade: keep going by ear.
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Challenge: A new tune

A tune you know less: Home on the Range's refrain. The same rule: the next chord tone up, a third over passing notes.

Listen to the refrain. Home, home on the range

Lights where the chord changes. Between them, by ear

Light and easy. Above a loud tune, go lighter, never louder

What you sing

  1. The part above the refrain. The lights show only where the chord changes.

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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