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Sonero

Also called: the sonero, the singer, lead singer

Definition

The sonero is going to be the singer.

Taught in

Go to class β†’

From the module notes

What This Module Trains 🎯

Hearing how repetitive the music is, and giving each part its own step.

The Idea 🧠

  • 3 and a break. The coro is going to be repeating for at least four to eight times.
  • Sonero. The sonero is going to be the singer.
  • Coro. The coro is going to be the chorus.
  • Call and response. You are going to have a call and response between the sonero and the coro.
  • Trumpets. The trumpets are going to take over and do another four counts of call and response.
  • Swing step. This is going to be 1, swing, 2 3 4, and you are going to tap.
  • Step tap. If you don't know the swing step, just do a step tap.

How the Drill Runs πŸ”

  1. Coro. Cross on 5 6 7, open close, basic. Four times.
  2. Trumpets. Accent, then swing step. Four times.
  3. Step tap, then basic.
  4. Freestyle in between.

Technique Cues πŸ’‘

  • The coro is the easiest part to highlight.
  • You can also highlight the call and response from the trumpets.
  • You are never going to do the same step so many times in a row.

πŸ’‘ Drill it: four times on the coro, swing step for the trumpets.

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