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 }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/j/v/jvnvlaq8vfuads4j3hx1y86zbphuid4/jvnvlaq8.png)
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 __ }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/t/e/tek4x50e4rde3dzgspmqnrsr72gaqub/tek4x50e.png)
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 }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/k/5/k5ky26ocznbbtzs6t0x6n69xvr8rfgh/k5ky26oc.png)
and up.
Major thirds are very hard to sing. Boys often get a little flat on them.