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One line, two styles

Sing one line of a folk song twice: straight like a choir so the chords ring, then free like a folk singer, the long note blooming at the end. Free to sing.

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One line, two styles

A choir sings straight so the chords ring; a folk singer lets the voice move. Same line, both ways.

The Water Is Wide. Its first line

First: straight. Like a choir

Then: free. Let the long notes move

What you sing

  1. The line, straight, like a choir.
  2. Now free: the same line, and let "wide" move if it wants to.

Challenge: The water is wide

Everything at once: straight starts, and the long note blooming. Then hear how far you've come.

Start each note straight. Unit 1

Even, easy waves. Units 2 and 3

Bloom on the long note. Unit 4

What you sing

  1. First, the long note alone: straight for 2 seconds, then let it bloom.
  2. Now the whole line, the long "wide" blooming at the end.

Singing safely

Never force a wave or shake it from your jaw or throat: vibrato grows by itself from an easy note, sung softly.

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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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  • Your notes light upEach note shows where you landed, and a hint when to go up or down.
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