Altered Version 2: Details

Problem: Flat entry at bar 5 and further drop in pitch in bar 6.

Possible Solutions:

• Following the advice of Alldahl: ‘Remember to always make the fifth degree sufficiently bright.’ (Choral Intonation, 12), the conductor teaches the singers to feel the connection between the fifth degree (so), the key note (do), the third (mi), and the overall major tonality using preparatory exercises, accurate sung demonstration, and precise feedback.
• As part of the teaching process, the conductor holds two pedal notes, do and so (either separately or together) on an instrument, while the singers sing the descending motif s - f - m - r - d, paying keen attention to the relationship of each note to the pedal notes.
• The conductor uses supportive gesture and facial expression to encourage momentum, energy, and good tuning on the descending line.