Pitch and ear · Intermediate · Every style, Choir, Jazz
Echo: leaps
The same echo game with jumps instead of steps. Leaps are where singers lose the key; echoing them builds the inner ear.
How to do it
- Listen to the whole phrase.
- Sing it back, landing each jump cleanly.
- If one jump is wrong, sing just those two notes slowly.
Remember Picture the jump, then sing it.
| Numbers | 1 5 3 1′ 5 1 |
|---|---|
| Sargam | S P G Ṡ P S |
| Solfa | do sol mi do sol do |
| Notes | G D B G D G |
| Sung on | lah – – – – – |
Where it comes from
- NSM original
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