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Michael, Row the Boat Ashore: the melody (soprano)

The melody of Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, sung by the soprano, in F, from F4 to D5. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Carries the tune: two short lines, each answered by a Hallelujah, quick to learn.

Range
F4 to D5
Key
F
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How to learn the soprano part

  1. 01 · Your part

    Hear your part on its own until the tune of it is in your ear.

  2. 02 · With the others

    Hear it with the others, so you know where it sits in the chord.

  3. 03 · Sing it

    Sing it with the others under you and watch each note light up as you land it. The mic listens only while it plays, and nothing is recorded.

About Michael, Row the Boat Ashore

Words: traditional spiritual (Slave Songs of the United States, 1867)

Tune: traditional spiritual (1867)

Michael, Row the Boat Ashore is a spiritual, one of the songs of enslaved African Americans, printed in 1867 in Slave Songs of the United States. The Michael of the song is usually taken to be the archangel Michael. It is a short, easy tune with a Hallelujah to answer each line, for 2 to 4 singers: the alto stays close by, mostly on one held note, the tenor fills the chord, and the bass holds the low notes on "oo".

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  • 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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