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Unit 5 · Your part in a chord

A part of its own

Read the alto of Michael, Row the Boat Ashore on its own line: a held note under the tune, then a line that climbs down and back. Free, step by step, at home.

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What it teaches

A choir part rarely has the tune. Read the alto of Michael, Row the Boat Ashore: its own line, mostly one held note under the tune, then a line that moves on its own.

Your clef. It follows your voice, not the part's name

Look for the shape. Long notes on one line or space, then a climb down and back

Its signature. Find do from it first

What you sing

  1. The alto's first line, on its own, the chords under you.
  2. The alto's second line: it climbs down below the stave's lowest notes so far, then back. Names faint.
  3. Another song's alto, cold: Amazing Grace's first line, on its own.

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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