Here’s a new exercise to help fix one persistent weakness. It’s about those short notes (“ris-ing fall-ING”. You don’t have much time once you hit the note to get the intonation just right. So it needs to be as accurate as possible right away. This exercise helps to tune those high chords excellently—-by holding them out. No, we’re not changing the song; this is just an exercise to isolate those high chords. So I’ve cut a snipped from the score. This is 2 measures before letter B—and i added in some long notes for the exercise. You’ll see when you view the short score below, and when you listen to the audio just below that.
LYRICS
Little baby
Little baby
Gift of heaven, come to me.
Little baby
O, my darlin’
Little baby, come to set us free.
Falling, rising
Falling, rising
Thoughts of many hearts revealed.
Peace of Heaven
Come upon us,
Come to bless the people of good will!
Throne of David
Throne of David
Yours forever, there to reign.
Come to wield a rod of iron.
Of your kingdom there will be no end!
All generations will call me blest,
For I am the mother of Heaven’s Best!
Little baby
Little baby
Gift of heaven, come to me.
Little baby
O, my darlin’.
Little baby, come to set us free.
Go to sleep,
Go to sleep.
All these things will come your way.
But for now,
You are my darlin’
And tomorrow is another day.