Lesson 7 of 84 · Harmony
⭐ 30 XP🎼 Harmony HallVoice Leading Basics
Inversions rearrange chord notes.
🎯 Your mission
Train your ear to hear what's hiding underneath.
⚡ The twist
Major sounds bright. Minor sounds soft. Both are beautiful.
Listen for this
🎧 Listen for the SECOND voice underneath the main one.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys layered up to 30 voices on a single song.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Your brain can hear an out-of-tune note even if you've never had a music lesson.
Learn about voice leading basics: explore modal harmony and its colors
What You'll Learn
Inversions rearrange chord notes. C-E-G is root position; E-G-C is first inversion; G-C-E is second inversion.
Explore modal harmony and its colors
Identify secondary dominants in a progression
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What does 'dissonant' mean in music?
Where you hear this in real life
The reason songs make you feel things is harmony doing its quiet job underneath.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Sing any note. Then sing one that goes WITH it. What does it feel like together?
For the dinner table
“Play one song together. Talk about what feeling it gave you and why.”
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Voice Leading Basics
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