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Red River Valley: alto part

The alto part of Red River Valley in G, from A3 to B4. Hear it on its own or with the others, then sing it and watch each note light up.

Sings the words beneath the tune, often a sixth below, mostly in small steps that stay low and comfortable.

Range
A3 to B4
Key
G
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  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 Red River Valley

Words: traditional (Canadian and American, 1870s to 1890s)

Tune: traditional

Red River Valley is a traditional song, Canadian and American, from the 1870s to the 1890s. The oldest known written copy of its words is a manuscript found in Iowa, marked with the year 1879, and the song was in print by 1887, in a Milwaukee newspaper. This is one verse for 2 to 4 singers. The gentle tune is easy to learn by ear; the alto and tenor sing the words with it, the alto often a sixth below, and the bass holds the low notes on "oo", on just three notes.

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