I learned harmony from listening to my grandparents sing together, and it also didn’t hurt that my Dad had many Everly Brothers 45RPM singles.
If you look at two-part harmony singing, you will notice that the vast majority of the notes are a third apart. In the case of the Everly Brothers, Don sang the melody, and Phil sang notes in harmony, mostly a third above. I often use the song “All I Have to Do Is Dream” to introduce this type of harmony to my students…
UD#117 Hear the Harmony!from Ukulele in the Dark with Guido Heistek I like to find musically compelling ways to practice scales with students. Here is an example using a C major scale. Have a listen! The bottom part starts on C and and top part starts on E, a third above. I usually begin with both the …Continue Reading