Altered Version 2: Details

Problem: The pitch drops in bar 2. Here, the issue arises in an ascending motif, where the ascending intervals are not sufficiently large.

Possible solutions:
- As part of the teaching process, the conductor ensures the key note (la) and the perfect fifth (mi) are tuned beautifully in relation to each other, and incorporates exercises that focus on important concepts such as the tonic triad (l - d - m) and the stepwise melodic line l - t - d - r - m. As Alldahl advises, ‘Remember to always make the fifth degree sufficiently bright.’ (Per-Gunnar Alldahl, Choral Intonation, p. 12)
- Using good demonstration and supportive gestures, the conductor encourages the careful placing of the note F (fourth degree, re), ensuring that it is high enough to create good tuning and to step successfully to an in-tune fifth degree (mi).