Dissonance and Consonance (Part 3)

Learn about dissonance and consonance (part 3): use the circle of fifths to find related keys

🎵 Stage Brief #68

Voice leading is the art of moving smoothly from one chord to the next.

🎯 Your mission

Two notes together — does it feel calm or tense?

⚡ The twist

Major sounds bright. Minor sounds soft. Both are beautiful.

What you'll learn

Voice leading is the art of moving smoothly from one chord to the next. Good voice leading minimizes big leaps.

Remember

🎧 Listen

Listen for this

🎧 Pick out the lowest note. That's the bass — the foundation.

🌟 Artist spotlight

🌟 Bach wrote so many harmonies he basically invented the rules everyone still uses.

🤯 Mind = blown

🤯 Some cultures use scales with 22 notes — way more than the 7 you know.

Check your understanding · 1 of 3

What is a triad?

Check your understanding · 2 of 3

What does 'dissonant' mean in music?

Check your understanding · 3 of 3

What is harmony?

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you hear this: The reason songs make you feel things is harmony doing its quiet job underneath.

🏆 Try this week: Sing any note. Then sing one that goes WITH it. What does it feel like together?

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Play one song together. Talk about what feeling it gave you and why.”

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