The ChoirQuest cast

Each friend shows you one idea by how they act. Meet them all and see how the ideas fit together.

1. Thrush the Melody — carries the main tune everyone knows Read the story →
2. Nightingale the Descant — the high line that soars above the tune Read the story →
3. Starling the Cambiata — the flexible line that shifts as it grows (the changing voice, framed positively) Read the story →
4. Rook the Anchor — the low ground the whole chord stands on Read the story →
5. Reed the Drone — holds one long steady note under everything Read the story →
6. Cuckoo the Canon — enters after the others with the same tune Read the story →
7. Tierce the Harmony — sings a third above the tune, the sweetest blend Read the story →
8. Merle the Unison — starts everyone together on one note before the parts split Read the story →
9. Linnet the Breath — shows where to breathe so a line never breaks Read the story →
10. Cantor gives the entry cue and the cut-off, and keeps everyone together Read the story →

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