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Unit 4 · Faster

Slow to quicker

Sing the same roll at 60, 76 and 92 beats a minute, keeping every flip clean, and stay at the speed before if they start to smear. Free, in short steps.

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What it teaches

The same roll at three speeds. Keep every flip clean; if they start to smear, stay at the speed before.

Warm up first. A lip trill or a quiet siren, up and down

60, 76, then 92 beats a minute. Three rungs

Clean beats quick. A smeared fast roll is a slide

What you sing

  1. The roll at your own pace first.
  2. The roll at 60: listen, then sing it back.
  3. At 76.
  4. At 92. Clean, not rushed.

Singing safely

Voices that are still breaking should wait before yodeling. Keep every flip light and at a medium volume, land gently, and stop if anything tightens, tickles or hurts.

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