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Unit 3 · A tune on top

Are You Sleeping (Frère Jacques)

Loop the round's last line, "ding, dang, dong", as its own bass, add a soft pad on so, then sing Frère Jacques over every bar of it. Free, step by step.

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What it teaches

The round's last line, "ding, dang, dong", is its own bass: looped, it fits under every bar of the tune.

The round's last line. Is its own bass

A pad on so. Held soft over every bar

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

What you sing

  1. "Ding, dang, dong": do, low so, do, twice round. Easy volume, light, never pressed; stop if anything tightens or hurts.
  2. The pad from your loop's first beat: a soft "oo" on so, held each bar, twice round.
  3. Listen once round, then the tune over your bass and pad.

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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