Lesson 31 of 84 · Harmony

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Chromatic Harmony: Wagner

🎵Stage Brief #31

Dissonance is when notes clash and create tension.

🎯 Your mission

Train your ear to hear what's hiding underneath.

⚡ The twist

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

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Listen for this

🎧 When the chord changes, your mood changes. Notice when.

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Artist Spotlight

🌟 Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys layered up to 30 voices on a single song.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The same chord can sound happy in one song and sad in another. The CONTEXT does it.

Learn about chromatic harmony: wagner: explore modal harmony and its colors

What You'll Learn

Dissonance is when notes clash and create tension. Consonance is when notes blend smoothly. Music needs both.

Explore modal harmony and its colors

Identify secondary dominants in a progression

Notes on the Staff

Tap a note to hear it

Check Your Understanding

Question 1 of 3

What does 'dissonant' mean in music?

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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.

Sing any note. Then sing one that goes WITH it. What does it feel like together?

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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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