Scales · Beginner · Every style, Choir
Counting back to one
The scale grows one note at a time and always comes home to 1. Singing the numbers ties each sound to its place in the key, the start of real ear training.
How to do it
- Sing the numbers out loud: "one", "one two one" and so on.
- Each phrase adds one more note before turning home.
- Feel how every phrase lands back on 1.
Remember Always home to 1.
| Numbers | 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 |
|---|---|
| Sargam | S S R S S R G R S S R G M G R S S R G M P M G R S |
| Solfa | do do re do do re mi re do do re mi fa mi re do do re mi fa sol fa mi re do |
| Notes | G G A G G A B A G G A B C B A G G A B C D C B A G |
| Sung on | one one two one one two three two one one two three four three two one one two three four five four three two one |
Where it comes from
More scales
Five-note scale on "ah"
The basic scale every singer starts with.
Octave scale on "ah"
The full major scale in one breath.
Nine-note scale
Going one note past the octave takes the voice through its upper bridge and back in one movement, which keeps it from locking at the top..
Minor five-note scale
The same five steps, but the third is lowered.