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Unit 2 · Stacking parts

A rhythm part

Add a rhythm part to your loop: two quick, bright "doo-doo"s on so in the bass's gaps, more like a drum than a tune, after choosing the one that fits. Free.

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What it teaches

A rhythm part is short and bright: "doo-doo" on so, in the bass's gaps.

In the gaps. Two quick doos after each bass note

Bright and short. Like a drum, not a tune

Headphones on. Through a speaker, your loops rest while you sing

What you sing

  1. Listen to each, then choose.
  2. The bass once round. Easy volume, light, never pressed; stop if anything tightens or hurts.
  3. Listen once round, then "doo-doo" on so in the gaps, twice round.
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Singing safely

Headphones on. An easy volume, the middle of your voice; the bass sung lightly, never pressed. Stop if anything tightens or hurts.

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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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