Unit 1 · The swing pocket
Trade with the band
Scat is singing like a horn, on syllables. The band plays a call and you echo it, ending on any lit note that sounds at rest. No wrong notes here. Free.
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More in The swing pocket
- Trade with the bandYou are here
- Long, short
- Start on the and
What it teaches
Scat is singing like a horn on syllables. The band plays a call; you answer it. No wrong notes here: where you choose, every lit note fits.
The call. Two bars from the band
Your echo. The same two bars back
Your last note. Any lit note: one that sounds at rest
What you sing
- Echo one call, its syllables written out.
- Four trades. End each on any lit note, a different one each time if you like. Light and easy: a loose jaw, a medium volume, the middle of your voice. Accent with breath, never the throat. Stop if anything tightens.
Singing safely
Light and easy: a loose jaw, a medium volume, the middle of your voice. Accent with breath, never the throat. Stop if anything tightens.
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