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Unit 4 · Pitch memory

Keep it in mind

Hear a note and keep it in mind while two, three, then four other notes go by, then sing back only the first. The ear skill that harmony asks for. Free.

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What it teaches

Holding a note in your head while other notes go by is what harmony asks.

Hear the first note. That's the one to keep

Let the others go by. Two, then three, then four

Sing the first one back. Only the first

What you sing

  1. Keep the first note in mind while the others go by, then sing only the first one.

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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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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