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Unit 2 · Words first: patter

A little quicker

Clear first, then quicker: sing a patter line slowly, hear which take rushed, then sing it evenly at three words a second, about half the real speed. Free.

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More in Words first: patter

A little quicker

Clear first, then quicker. Here the top speed is three words a second; the real thing is about twice that.

Slow. Every word clear

Listen. Which one rushed?

Quicker. Three words a second, even

What you sing

  1. Slowly first.
  2. Listen to each, then choose.
  3. Now at three words a second, even and clear.
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Challenge: I am the very model

Both lines, showing off, with a breath after "General" where the first thought ends (unit 1).

Line one. I am the very model

Breathe. After "General"

Line two. Information vegetable

What you sing

  1. Once with the guide.
  2. Both lines, clear and even.

Singing safely

Medium volume, the middle of your voice; never push to be heard. Bright is not belt. First steps to belting is the first step; full belt is for later, with a teacher. Stop if anything tightens, scratches 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.
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