[music playing]

RACHEL KELLY: I really love this one because we get to sing the same little exercise, but we do it in two different ways. It's very easy, but it's a really good way to practise singing fast, tricky notes. So the little exercise goes like this.

(SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee.

RACHEL KELLY: That's the pattern. Sing it for me. Ready, and--

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee.

RACHEL KELLY: So the first time we sing it, Zoe, we sing it beautifully and smoothly like we just did. Then we sing it again, and we make every note staccato. What do I mean by staccato? Matthew.

STUDENT: (MATTHEW) Short and detached.

RACHEL KELLY: Oh, I love that. Perfect definition. Short and detached, so we don't join any of the notes. So the second time we sing it, nee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee, like that. Try it that way. Ready and--

(SINGING) Nee--

STUDENTS: (SINGING) --ee ee ee ee ee ee ee.

RACHEL KELLY: Good. So the first time, nice and smooth, the second time, staccato.

(SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee. Nee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee.

RACHEL KELLY: Try it for me. Ready and--

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee. Nee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee.

RACHEL KELLY: Good. This time we're going to do both those versions, but without stopping in the middle. One turns into the other. So it goes

(SINGING) nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee nee ee ee ee ee ee. Give it a try. And--

STUDENTS: (SINGING) --nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee.

RACHEL KELLY: Good. When we do the short one, you can actually put a little H in front-- not the first one, because that's nee, but the other ones. It's a bit like nee hee hee hee hee hee. So you're having a little laugh at someone's knees maybe, I don't know. But that wouldn't be very nice, would it? Let's stand up and give it a try. So--

(SINGING) We'll start on that note. So there's nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee. Then we'll go to the next note. Here we go. All eyes this way, arms by sides. Ready? And--

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) Da-da.

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) Da-da.

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) Da-da.

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee, nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) Da-da.

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee, nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: (SINGING) One more.

STUDENTS: (SINGING) Nee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee,

nee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee.

RACHEL KELLY: Great job. That one makes me happy. It's because it's sort of making yourself laugh.