Scales · Beginner · Every style
Five-note scale on "ah"
The basic scale every singer starts with. Five steps up and back, one vowel, one breath: listen for every note being the same size and colour.
How to do it
- One breath for the whole scale.
- Open, tall "ah", jaw dropped, tongue resting forward.
- Each note joined to the next, no bumps.
Remember Every step the same size.
| Numbers | 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 |
|---|---|
| Sargam | S R G M P M G R S |
| Solfa | do re mi fa sol fa mi re do |
| Notes | G A B C D C B A G |
| Sung on | ah – – – – – – – – |
Where it comes from
- Jacob's Vocal Academy: ascending and descending five-note scale
- Ramsey Voice Studio: the five-tone assessment scale
More scales
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.
Chromatic climb to the fifth
Every semitone between the tonic and the fifth and back.