Unit 1
Your line in the sound
Hear your line inside all four parts, find your first note in the pianist's chord, follow it on the page, then sing two lines without the guide. Free.
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Hear your line
Learn a choir part the way it sticks: hear it in the whole sound, then on its own, then sing it with the others.
Hear everyone first. The start of the song, every part
Your part. Pick soprano, alto, tenor or bass: it's set in your own range, and you can change it any time
Sing easy. Sing at an easy, medium-soft volume, not a whisper. If a note sits too high or low, sing it lightly, never louder. Stop if anything tightens or hurts.
Now the alto on its own. Follow the words.
Its shape. It starts low and holds, then climbs
Under the tune. Most of the way you sit under the tune. Lost? Find the tune and stay under it.
What you sing
- Find the notes of line 1: each one waits until you're on it.
- Sing lines 1 and 2 with the guide and the other parts around you.
Your first note
At rehearsal the pianist plays a chord, and you find your note in it.
The chord, then your note. Hear the chord's bottom, middle and top notes, then sing the one asked for
The alto here. It starts on the chord's middle note, below the tune
Think before you sing. Hear the note in your head first, then start right on it
What you sing
- Hear the chord's three notes, then sing the one asked for: the middle note, the top note, then the bottom one.
- Now line 1 starting cold: no guide, the other parts on. Give me my note is there if you need it.
Your line on the page
In a choir score your line is one of four. Find it, follow it with the words, and see where it climbs and where it holds.
Where it holds. Three notes the same, then up
Above the tune. At "faithful" your line ends above the tune. Hold your note.
Mark your breaths. Pencil in your score where you'll breathe, so you never run out mid-line
What you sing
- Read line 1 on the stave and sing it with the guide.
- Line 2, the names fainter now: read it and sing it with the guide.
Challenge: The first two lines
What you sing
- Lines 1 and 2 cold: find your first note, then no guide, just you and the other parts.
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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- A guide sings your partHear your line over the others, slow it down, then take your turn.
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