And a strong-enough harmony — I know from experience — can throw off the melody singer, making them think they need to join your harmony notes.

1. The fundamentals To understand melody and harmony, you have to know what those terms mean. Let’s start with melody, the easy one. If people ever refer to the ‘tune’ of a track, they mean the melody ...

Being upstanding, educated citizens, y'all know the difference between unison and harmony. Some don't. Simplified: Singing in unison means crooning the same notes. Singing in harmony means in ...

Going from major to minor chords is one of the most powerful harmonic devices you can use As a general rule, three-note chords are defined as major or minor by the middle note in the chord.

Can a chord ask a question? In this video, we explore how ambiguous harmony and unresolved chords can create tension and ...