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Unit 3 · Hold your ground

The chords change, you don't

Hold one note steady while the chords move from home to four to five under you, first with the guide, then on your own, without following them. Free to sing.

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What it teaches

When the chord changes, your note's job changes, not its pitch. Hold it still.

Hold do. Your note, steady

Let the chords move. Home, four, home, five, home

Don't follow them. The five chord rubs against do: hold on

What you sing

  1. Hold do with the guide while the chords change under you.
  2. Now on your own: hold do through the changes. Neck, jaw and tongue soft.

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.
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