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EE and AH runs

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Agility, riffs and runs · Intermediate · Every style, Pop and R&B

EE and AH runs

Switching vowel on every note makes the tongue move while the throat stays still: the coordination fast runs need.

How to do it

  1. Alternate "ee" and "ah" on each note.
  2. Only the tongue and lips move.
  3. Start slow; speed comes later.

Remember Tongue moves, throat stays.

In G, the first rep
Numbers1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1
SargamS R G M P M G R S R G M P M G R S
Solfado re mi fa sol fa mi re do re mi fa sol fa mi re do
NotesG A B C D C B A G A B C D C B A G
Sung onee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah ee ah ee

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