Vocal Harmony 2018 Term 4

Explore singing and harmonizing with fellow musicians in the folk and old time traditions.

Together we’ll determine each student’s vocal range, build a bit of an understanding of music theory plus a vocabulary to communicate with each other, but mostly we will be singing -- singing new songs, singing old songs, singing by the numbers, building and hearing our harmonies, and polishing our performance techniques in front of each other.

June 27 - Nashville numbers, ranges and two songs

 * Plan
 * Introduction, survey, Nashville numbering, ranges, singing by the numbers.


 * Demo
 * Pig in a Pen (G)


 * Rehearse
 * Chopsticks (C)


 * Assignment
 * Listen to a favorite traditional song on recording and figure out its key and the degrees of the scale for a few measures; learn words for Climbing High Mountains.

July 11 - Intervals

 * Plan
 * The major scale and starting intervals


 * Rehearse
 * Chopsticks (C), Climbing High Mountains (Cm), Grey Funnel Line (F)


 * 2nd Half
 * Chopsticks, Climbing High Mountains


 * Assignment
 * Practice thirds with instrument or self-recording; learn words for Grey Funnel Line (start with favorite verse).

July 18 - Intervals and Chords

 * Plan
 * Continuing intervals, 1-4-5 chords, listening


 * Rehearse
 * Climbing High Mountains (Cm), Grey Funnel Line (F), My Baby’s Gone


 * 2nd Half
 * Grey Funnel Line, Now Our Meeting's Over


 * Assignment
 * TBD; learn words for My Baby’s Gone.

July 25 - Even More Intervals and Chords

 * Plan
 * Continuing intervals, 1-4-5 chords, listening


 * Rehearse
 * Grey Funnel Line (F), My Baby’s Gone (D), Your Lone Journey


 * 2nd Half
 * Grey Funnel Line


 * Assignment
 * TBD; learn words for Your Lone Journey and Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy.

Aug 1 - Ear training

 * Plan
 * More intervals and ear training


 * Rehearse
 * My Baby’s Gone, Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy, Your Lone Journey or Sail Away Ladies


 * 2nd Half
 * My Baby’s Gone (D), Sweet Roseanne (G)


 * Assignment
 * Listen to and pick out the two harmonies in Maddy Prior & Tim Harts' version of Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy; memorize the lyrics for your two favorite verses; and listen and pick a couple of your favorite verses of Sail Away Ladies so we can divvy them up next week.

Aug 8 - Arranging on the Fly

 * Plan
 * Strategies, listening, the give and take, and the hippocratic oath


 * Rehearse
 * Babylon (Am), Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy, Sail Away Ladies


 * 2nd Half
 * Babylon


 * Assignment
 * Continue solidifying the words for Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy and Sail Away Ladies; paricularly work on confidently starting your verses.

Aug 15 - Back to fun

 * Plan
 * TBD


 * Rehearse
 * Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy, Sail Away Ladies


 * 2nd Half
 * Adieu, Sweet Lovely Nancy, Sail Away Ladies


 * Assignment
 * Sing