Unit 3 · Hold your ground
Don't get pulled
Hold your note while a nearby part moves around a third above you, taste the rub of a half step, then stay put against a whole step. Free, in short steps.
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More in Hold your ground
- The chords change, you don't
- Don't get pulledYou are here
- Stack yourself
What it teaches
A part close to yours pulls at your ear. Listen to both, and stay where you are.
A moving part. Around a third above you
A near part. A step above you: the classic rub
Stay put. Neither creep up nor sink away
What you sing
- The guide gives you do. Hold it while the guide moves around a third above you, softly.
- A quick taste of the closest rub: hold do for two beats while the guide holds a half step above, the very next piano key. It feels tight; just notice it. Not counted.
- The guide gives do. Hold it for four beats while the guide holds a whole step above you.
Singing safely
Sing at an easy volume, in the middle of your range. Stop if anything tightens, scratches or hurts, and rest your voice.
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