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THE CHOIRMASTER'S MANUAL

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CHAPTER VI

THE SCALES

Sing all major scales from C upward.

Exercise 13.

For words and loose jaw.

$\relative f' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \time 4/4 f16\p g f( g) f g f( g) a g a( g) a g a( g) | f2. r4 \bar ".." } \addlyrics { la la la le le le li li li la le li la }$

and up.

The jaw must be kept quite still and feel as if floating; the tongue must form consonants. Sing second time mf.

Exercise 14.

$\relative f' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \time 4/4 \repeat unfold 4 { f16( g a g) } f2. r4 \bar ".." } \addlyrics { ah __ ah __ ah __ ah __ ah } \addlyrics { e __ e __ e __ e __ e } \addlyrics { i __ etc. } \addlyrics { o __ } \addlyrics { oo __ }$

and up.

Twice each vowel, slowly at first, or the notes will not be distinct.

Exercise 15.

$\relative d' { \override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \key d \major \repeat percent 2 { d16 fis d( fis) g e g( e) } d2. r4 \bar ".." } \addlyrics { la la la la la la } \addlyrics { e e e e e e } \addlyrics { i i i i i i }$

and up.

Major thirds are very hard to sing. Boys often get a little flat on them.