Have you ever listened to a chord and couldn’t pick out the notes? Or maybe you’ve tried to hear the inner parts, but couldn’t? If you want to harmonize in tune, you need to be able to hear the parts. Read more to learn how to hear the notes when harmonizing.
- In the post Singing Exercises with Harmony, we already sang the different parts in the current post’s vocal arrangement. However, today you will be mostly listening instead of singing. In fact, just listening can be more challenging than singing along with the song.
- To hear harmony in tune, you need to develop your listening skills. Hearing how your part sounds in the overall harmony remains a critical aspect of tuning. To hear the overall harmony, you need to listen to the tone color. However, you can learn to hear not only your part, but also the other parts as well.
This article uses musical terms. For definitions, see the Glossary at the end of the post.