Intervals from “1” (“Do”)
From: Daily Intonation Practice For Low Voices : Major Scale & Interval Focusby Abram Poliakoff
Description:
Exercise: 1, 121, 12321, 1234321, 123454321, etc.
An interval is the distance between two pitches. We’ll work toward singing intervals bigger than a half-step and a whole-step. Notice that we’re always starting and ending on 1, adding one additional step each time.
Exercise: 8, 878, 87678, etc.
You’ve not stepped and skipped your way up the major scale. Let’s come back down!
Starting at 8, we’ll walk down, one step at a time.
Exercise: Bungee from 8 (ascending and descending)
Now that you’ve walked up and down to each subsequent step, let’s practice jumping to them. Again, we’ll always start on 1.
Time to jump! Start on 8, and be careful that your 8 doesn’t move. You’re always returning to that same exact pitch, as the intervals you’re singing get progressively wider.
Great job!
An interval is the distance between two pitches. We’ll work toward singing intervals bigger than a half-step and a whole-step. Notice that we’re always starting and ending on 1, adding one additional step each time.
Exercise: 8, 878, 87678, etc.
You’ve not stepped and skipped your way up the major scale. Let’s come back down!
Starting at 8, we’ll walk down, one step at a time.
Exercise: Bungee from 8 (ascending and descending)
Now that you’ve walked up and down to each subsequent step, let’s practice jumping to them. Again, we’ll always start on 1.
Time to jump! Start on 8, and be careful that your 8 doesn’t move. You’re always returning to that same exact pitch, as the intervals you’re singing get progressively wider.
Great job!
Audio:
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
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2:
Warmup
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3:
The Major Scale
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4:
Intervals from “1” (“Do”)
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5:
Other Patterns
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6:
Conclusion
Instructor: Abram Poliakoff
Abram Poliakoff is a singer, guitarist, pianist, teacher, conductor, and composer. He received a Bachelors of Music in Vocal Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music and has been teaching music for 8 years. He is currently both the Associate Artistic Director and a tenor in the L.A. Choral Lab, which recently released its first studio album Sonic Visions in the fall of 2019. Abram teaches and performs a wide range of genres including Classical, Jazz, Folk and Popular music in the Los Angeles area. He has also sung with the San Francisco Opera and Pocket Opera in the Bay Area. His teaching mission is to help his students utilize vocal technique to find their authentic and healthy voice while maximizing genre flexibility and a naturalness of expression.