"Heart and Soul" is in the key of C major, so all "normal" notes in the melody are white keys on the piano. (If a person can play only one thing on a piano, it is likely to be either "Chopsticks" or "Heart and Soul".) I will answer this question using the progression of chords C, Am, F, and G in the song "Heart and Soul". Don't worry if you can't follow the logic, just listen to the different ways the music sounds as time goes by, and harmonic freedom becomes greater.ġ) Click HERE to listen to "Fair Harvard", the song Bernstein uses to display the different harmonies.Ģ) For more about the "circle of fifths', click "Circle of Fifths Explained" in the right-hand column.Ī student asked, " What does "chord sequence" or "chord progression" mean?" Finally, here is Leonard Bernstein with a somewhat advanced lesson on the history of harmony.
Why did Bach write this part so high in the trumpet range? For a hint, read about the natural trumpet at Wikipedia. Listen now to Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2, paying particular attention to the trumpet part (not hard to do).HERE is a reading on harmony that gets into more detail about overtones and their relationship with harmony.The verb "to sol-fa" means to sing in solfège. at Wikipedia, see Shape note and Sacred Harp. First stanza or verse is sung in solfège (singing the notes with their do-re-mi type names, although the names are a bit different from do-re-me), and then the next stanzas are sung with the words of the hymn. 47b Idumea - Second Ireland Sacred Harp Convention, 2012Įxample of Sacred Harp, a form of shape-note music.Old and New: Contrast these two pieces, from 16.ġ) Monteverdi-“Hor che’l ciel e la terra” - Click for translation of text into English.ĭig the unexpected, but entirely harmonious, harmonies. Copland's Musical Recommendations for Chapter 6 (harmony)
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