Lesson 18 of 84 · Harmony

⭐ 30 XP🎼 Harmony Hall

Pedal Point Technique

🎵Stage Brief #18

Harmonizing a melody starts with finding which chord tones the melody notes belong to.

🎯 Your mission

Stack the sound. Find the sweet spot.

⚡ The twist

Some chords feel like a question. Others feel like an answer.

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Listen for this

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

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 The Beatles' three-part harmonies were so tight they sounded like one voice.

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Mind = Blown

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

Learn about pedal point technique: understand consonance and dissonance

What You'll Learn

Harmonizing a melody starts with finding which chord tones the melody notes belong to. Then choose chords that contain those notes.

Understand consonance and dissonance

Harmonize a melody in parallel thirds

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

What is harmony?

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Where you hear this in real life

The reason songs make you feel things is harmony doing its quiet job underneath.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Listen to any song. Try to hear the bass line.

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For the dinner table

“Play one song together. Talk about what feeling it gave you and why.”

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