Onsets · Intermediate · Every style
Bip, bap, bah
Twice short, then once smooth on the same arpeggio. The short notes find a clean, balanced start on each pitch; the long version keeps that same start but joins the notes.
How to do it
- "Bip" on every note, short and bright.
- "Bap" the same way, a little more open.
- Then "bah" all in one smooth breath.
Remember Same clean start, short or long.
| Numbers | 1 3 5 1′ 5 3 1 1 3 5 1′ 5 3 1 1 3 5 1′ 5 3 1 |
|---|---|
| Sargam | S G P Ṡ P G S S G P Ṡ P G S S G P Ṡ P G S |
| Solfa | do mi sol do sol mi do do mi sol do sol mi do do mi sol do sol mi do |
| Notes | G B D G D B G G B D G D B G G B D G D B G |
| Sung on | bip bip bip bip bip bip bip bap bap bap bap bap bap bap bah – – – – – – |
Where it comes from
More onsets
Staccato triads on "ha"
Short notes on "ha" teach the breath to start each note.
Balanced onset on "oo"
A balanced onset is neither breathy (air before voice) nor glottal (voice before air).
H vowel ladder: hee hay hah hoh hoo
Each note starts on H, so the air moves first and the throat cannot clamp.
"Yah" on every note
The Y glides into the vowel from a closed tongue position, which gives a clean, balanced start on every note without a hard edge..