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Unit 4

Ready for rehearsal

One run-through the night before, a gentle hum in the morning, then a run that never stops and a dress rehearsal you record, so you walk in ready. Free.

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The morning of

The night before: one run-through at full speed, then rest your voice. The morning of: a short, gentle hum, then your first note.

A gentle hum. Soft and easy, against a quiet drone

Then your first note. Found cold, as at rehearsal

What you sing

  1. Hum a soft, easy, straight "mm" on the drone's note, three times: one plain tone, no wave.
  2. The refrain cold: no guide, the other parts on.

Don't stop

At rehearsal nobody stops for you. If you get lost, listen, and come back in at the start of the next line.

No lights while you sing. Your notes are shown after the take, not during it

Lost?. Keep listening. The rests between lines, like the one after each "him", are your way back in.

What you sing

  1. The whole part with the other parts, no guide, nothing lit while you sing. Sing it as you will at rehearsal.

Challenge: Dress rehearsal

What you've just done works for every piece: hear it, find your note, a line at a time, fix the hard bars, put the guide down, and don't stop.

Your own section. Every library song has Learn it step by step, part by part: pick yours

Now record it. The whole part in Sing, with the other three parts

Choir groups. If your director uses Stackapella, a choir group puts the choir's songs in one place, with your part already picked.

What you sing

  1. First, the two lines you began with, now on your own. Then hear how far you've come.
  2. The dress rehearsal: record your part in Sing, with the other three parts around you.

Singing safely

An easy, medium-soft voice, not a whisper. A note too high or low is sung lightly, never louder. Stop if anything tightens.

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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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