Altered Version 2: Details

Problem: The pitch drops at the repeated notes in bar 5.

Possible solutions:
- As music theorist Per-Gunnar Alldahl points out: ‘if sung too passively a repeated tone has a tendency to be lower’ (Alldahl, Choral Intonation, p. 9). The conductor guides the singers with awareness of the need for care and momentum in singing repeated notes, and uses fluent, supportive gestures in conducting this motif.
- The conductor draws attention to the connection between bar 1 and bar 5, which are an octave apart, and encourages the singers to create a well-prepared, shining tone on the higher la throughout bar 5, and onwards to the end of the piece.
- A strong foundation in feeling the fifth (mi) and the octave (la) in relation to the starting note (la) is created through exercises and demonstration, and singers are encouraged to shape these notes with energy and sensitivity to help create momentum and tonal connection throughout.