Matching An Instrument
From: Daily Intonation Practice For Low Voices: Pitch Matching Focusby Abram Poliakoff
Description:
We’re using the same patterns from part 1, so they’re already familiar to you, but this time I’ll play your melody on the piano instead of singing it.
Exercise: 3-tone scale 12321
Start with our 3-tone scale. Remember, you can sing on numbers, a syllable, or a vowel.
Exercise: 5-tone scale 123454321
Here’s your 5-tone scale. On a syllable, or on a vowel.
Exercise: Major arpeggio (short) 13531
Major chord arpeggio. Think of these as skips or jumps, rather than steps, since we’re skipping over steps 2 and 4.
Exercise: Major arpeggio II 1358531
Finally, our full major arpeggio. Remember that the biggest jump or skip in this pattern is between number 5 and number 8.
If you’re continuing on today, I’ll see you in part 3!
Exercise: 3-tone scale 12321
Start with our 3-tone scale. Remember, you can sing on numbers, a syllable, or a vowel.
Exercise: 5-tone scale 123454321
Here’s your 5-tone scale. On a syllable, or on a vowel.
Exercise: Major arpeggio (short) 13531
Major chord arpeggio. Think of these as skips or jumps, rather than steps, since we’re skipping over steps 2 and 4.
Exercise: Major arpeggio II 1358531
Finally, our full major arpeggio. Remember that the biggest jump or skip in this pattern is between number 5 and number 8.
If you’re continuing on today, I’ll see you in part 3!
Lessons:
- 1: Welcome
- 2: Warmup
- 3: Matching Another Voice
- 4: Matching An Instrument
- 5: Singing Without A Guide
- 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.