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Unit 3 · Any chord tone

Sing the chord

Any note of a triad except the tune's own is a harmony. Sing each chord's three notes up and back, then choose one long note to each chord. Free to sing.

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What it teaches

A basic chord, a triad, has three notes, and any of them is a harmony, except the tune's own.

Sing each chord. Its three notes, up and back

Then choose. One long note to each chord

Every lit note works. The tune's own note never lights

What you sing

  1. First, ears only: in the chord, or not?
  2. Sing each chord's notes, up and back, over its chord.
  3. One long note to each chord: any lit note, under or over the tune.
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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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