Season XXII:  2008-2009 school year 
             Fr. Bede Camera OSB, Director
           Mr. Robert Aldrich '01, Assistant to the Director
           Brother Andrew Thornton, O.S.B. Prof. Donald Cox, Accompanists
                       

Practice Page for maintaining basic pitch.

Each of the following files is the same format: one small exercise repeated.  You can listen to the example first and then sing along with the second example.

These basic skills are required of all new members of the choir.

Files for Men

• 5-note scale passages (example, C-D-E-F-G)
• 4ths ("Here comes the bride")
• Major Triad (C-E-G-E-C)
• Fifths (C-G-C)

Files for Women

• 5-note scale passages (example, C-D-E-F-G)
• 4ths ("Here comes the bride")
• Major Triad (C-E-G-E-C)
• Fifths (C-G-C)

Please note: SOPRANOS should continue the pattern on their own, going as high as possible.