Learning Gumama in unison
I can sing the melody of Gumama in a unison texture, focusing on producing clear, tall vowel sounds.
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- Year 8
Learning Gumama in unison
I can sing the melody of Gumama in a unison texture, focusing on producing clear, tall vowel sounds.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Warming up the body is important for singing
- This includes warming-up our breathing, articulation, pitch and range
- Using tall vowels helps singers to produce a richer, clearer and more resonant tone
- Singing Gumama in unison, focussing on tall vowels, and moving to a pulse to feel the rhythm
Keywords
Tall vowels - vowels that are sung with an open, vertical mouth shape
Pulse - the steady feel of the beat
Downbeat - the strongest beat of the bar named after the downbeat a conductor makes on beat one
Ensemble - a group of musicians performing together e.g. a choir, band or orchestra
Common misconception
Tall vowels mean singing louder or just opening the mouth really wide.
Although they do help with projection, tall vowels are not about volume, they’re about the vertical space inside the mouth. If the mouth is too wide horizontally (grinning), this can tense the jaw, leading to a strained tone.
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