Lesson 44 of 84 · Harmony
⭐ 30 XP🎼 Harmony HallModal Harmony Colors (Part 2)
A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies.
🎯 Your mission
Two notes together — does it feel calm or tense?
⚡ The twist
Major sounds bright. Minor sounds soft. Both are beautiful.
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.
Learn about modal harmony colors (part 2): use the circle of fifths to find related keys
What You'll Learn
A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies. Bagpipes and sitars use drones extensively.
Use the circle of fifths to find related keys
Recognize cadences at the end of phrases
Notes on the Staff
Tap a note to hear it
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What is a triad?
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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