Learning to harmonize your melodies will open up a whole new world of texture and color to your songs. Harmonizing will not only make you sound like a pro, but it will also help you to gain a deeper understanding of chord structures and how they work. When you harmonize you are improvising, utilizing music theory, and training your ear!
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To add harmony you need to be able to know what other tones will compliment the notes you are already playing. This can be complex but it doesn’t have to be! In this lesson, I show you exactly how to find the harmony notes using chord names as your guide!
In the lesson, I use “House Of The Rising Sun” as an example but you will be able to apply these concepts to anything you play from covers to original compositions. Here are the most important points from the lesson:
Once you see how this all works (watch the lesson!) you will be amazed by the simplicity of it all.
Have fun!
Lisa Witt has been teaching piano for more than 20 years and in that time has helped hundreds of students learn to play the songs they love. Lisa received classical piano training through the Royal Conservatory of Music, but she has since embraced popular music and playing by ear in order to accompany herself and others. Learn more about Lisa.
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