What is the term when two people sing in harmony, but they aren't singing the same notes?
I'm not a musician, and I know basically nothing about music, and music theory and what-not. (I basically just know a few common terms, and how to play chords)
In most songs with two or more people singing, (Duets specifically) the singers almost always sing in harmony, but not the same notes. What term is used to describe this? I want to be able to learn how to do it, but I don't know the specific term to do more research on it.
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I'm not a musician, and I know basically nothing about music, and music theory and what-not. (I basically just know a few common terms, and how to play chords)
In most songs with two or more people singing, (Duets specifically) the singers almost always sing in harmony, but not the same notes. What term is used to describe this? I want to be able to learn how to do it, but I don't know the specific term to do more research on it.
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That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
6
If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
4
Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago
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I'm not a musician, and I know basically nothing about music, and music theory and what-not. (I basically just know a few common terms, and how to play chords)
In most songs with two or more people singing, (Duets specifically) the singers almost always sing in harmony, but not the same notes. What term is used to describe this? I want to be able to learn how to do it, but I don't know the specific term to do more research on it.
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I'm not a musician, and I know basically nothing about music, and music theory and what-not. (I basically just know a few common terms, and how to play chords)
In most songs with two or more people singing, (Duets specifically) the singers almost always sing in harmony, but not the same notes. What term is used to describe this? I want to be able to learn how to do it, but I don't know the specific term to do more research on it.
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23
That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
6
If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
4
Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago
add a comment |
23
That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
6
If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
4
Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago
23
23
That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
6
6
If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
4
4
Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago
Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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The term "harmony" itself is what you are looking for.
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison (same notes, only one voice) because everyone learns "his notes" as he would do singing alone. The only thing I could think of is having a good ear, maybe good relative pitch, but that is required for soloists singers too.
The hard part is composing or improvising the harmony and that requires a lot of different music theory skills, not only the harmony part. If this is what you are looking for, I would suggest to start with generic music theory or if you are really serious about it, take piano lessons.
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unisonI don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.
– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Singing together but different notes is singing in harmony. Singing the same notes would be singing in unison.
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
add a comment |
From a strictly music theory point of view, one might call it counterpoint. The original Latin phrase "punctus contra punctum" (note against note) denotes just that. The term indicates two or more voices, each having their own independent melody (the horizontal aspect in written music), resulting in a harmony (the vertical aspect).
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Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
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The term "harmony" itself is what you are looking for.
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison (same notes, only one voice) because everyone learns "his notes" as he would do singing alone. The only thing I could think of is having a good ear, maybe good relative pitch, but that is required for soloists singers too.
The hard part is composing or improvising the harmony and that requires a lot of different music theory skills, not only the harmony part. If this is what you are looking for, I would suggest to start with generic music theory or if you are really serious about it, take piano lessons.
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unisonI don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.
– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
add a comment |
The term "harmony" itself is what you are looking for.
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison (same notes, only one voice) because everyone learns "his notes" as he would do singing alone. The only thing I could think of is having a good ear, maybe good relative pitch, but that is required for soloists singers too.
The hard part is composing or improvising the harmony and that requires a lot of different music theory skills, not only the harmony part. If this is what you are looking for, I would suggest to start with generic music theory or if you are really serious about it, take piano lessons.
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unisonI don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.
– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
add a comment |
The term "harmony" itself is what you are looking for.
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison (same notes, only one voice) because everyone learns "his notes" as he would do singing alone. The only thing I could think of is having a good ear, maybe good relative pitch, but that is required for soloists singers too.
The hard part is composing or improvising the harmony and that requires a lot of different music theory skills, not only the harmony part. If this is what you are looking for, I would suggest to start with generic music theory or if you are really serious about it, take piano lessons.
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
The term "harmony" itself is what you are looking for.
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison (same notes, only one voice) because everyone learns "his notes" as he would do singing alone. The only thing I could think of is having a good ear, maybe good relative pitch, but that is required for soloists singers too.
The hard part is composing or improvising the harmony and that requires a lot of different music theory skills, not only the harmony part. If this is what you are looking for, I would suggest to start with generic music theory or if you are really serious about it, take piano lessons.
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
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answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
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answered 9 hours ago
XandruXandru
34319
34319
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unisonI don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.
– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unisonI don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.
– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Thanks! I'm learning the guitar but I'm assuming guitar and piano are two separate levels of playing. I've attempted to learn the piano before, but I didn't really understand it, and I didn't really enjoy it. The guitar is easy, fun, and cool. I'm enjoying it so far.
– E. Huckabee
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
Piano is best for studying theory or composing for different reasons but guitar is totally ok, I too study theory on guitar! Try to play in a conscious way, learn your fretboard and sometimes think about the notes that are going together in the chord you are strumming. Try to connect the different feeling in a major vs minor chord with the theory behind it and so on. This will take you a long way with harmony.
– Xandru
9 hours ago
13
13
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison I don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
Being able to sing in harmony (2 or more different voices) with someone however doesn't require any more skills or theory than singing alone or in unison I don't know that this is true. I've seen people who are used to singing in unison and have great difficulty "ignoring" the notes that other people are singing and not matching them.– Peter Olson
8 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
That's a good observation, you are totally correct. I remember singing as a bass I found myself tempted to instinctively follow the tenors but for me studying better my part and singing loud enough was the solution.
– Xandru
7 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
I'd like to dogpile and... wait, no, dogpiling is bad. May I catpile maybe? Well, singing in harmony, especially when you're tasked with singing a dissonant note or with jumping to an unexpected note (weird intervals like the tritone or just hitting an accidental) is way harder than singing in unison fon any given melody complexity (of course if you're trying to sing unison microtonal, that might be harder than something harmonized by fifths or a continuous bass).
– Zachiel
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Singing together but different notes is singing in harmony. Singing the same notes would be singing in unison.
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Singing together but different notes is singing in harmony. Singing the same notes would be singing in unison.
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Singing together but different notes is singing in harmony. Singing the same notes would be singing in unison.
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
Singing together but different notes is singing in harmony. Singing the same notes would be singing in unison.
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
answered 10 hours ago
b3kob3ko
4,5411021
4,5411021
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
add a comment |
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
6
6
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
Singing the same note might also be called "doubling".
– Todd Wilcox
9 hours ago
1
1
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
@ToddWilcox Interesting. In my 30 years of singing and recording I've never heard that. When recording, yes, you double it, when singing live (meaning multiple people singing the same notes), they're singing in unison. Might be a stateside thing.
– Darren Sweeney
4 hours ago
add a comment |
From a strictly music theory point of view, one might call it counterpoint. The original Latin phrase "punctus contra punctum" (note against note) denotes just that. The term indicates two or more voices, each having their own independent melody (the horizontal aspect in written music), resulting in a harmony (the vertical aspect).
answered 3 hours ago
Now_whatNow_what
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Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
add a comment |
From a strictly music theory point of view, one might call it counterpoint. The original Latin phrase "punctus contra punctum" (note against note) denotes just that. The term indicates two or more voices, each having their own independent melody (the horizontal aspect in written music), resulting in a harmony (the vertical aspect).
answered 3 hours ago
Now_whatNow_what
113
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Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
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From a strictly music theory point of view, one might call it counterpoint. The original Latin phrase "punctus contra punctum" (note against note) denotes just that. The term indicates two or more voices, each having their own independent melody (the horizontal aspect in written music), resulting in a harmony (the vertical aspect).
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From a strictly music theory point of view, one might call it counterpoint. The original Latin phrase "punctus contra punctum" (note against note) denotes just that. The term indicates two or more voices, each having their own independent melody (the horizontal aspect in written music), resulting in a harmony (the vertical aspect).
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Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
add a comment |
Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Exactly what I was thinking, if "not the same notes" means "a harmonizing melody in a different rhythm" for the OP.
– Joe McMahon
42 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
Counterpoint's usually much more than simple parallel harmony, though; with lines that are independent, usually with contrasting rhythms and/or shapes, and can stand alone as melodies in their own right.
– gidds
40 mins ago
add a comment |
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That's called singing in harmony.
– AJFaraday
8 hours ago
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If they're singing the same note, they are not singing in harmony—they're just singing the same note.
– only_pro
8 hours ago
A good place to start might be the wikipedia page on 'vocal harmony'. And then watch a bunch of episodes of "Glee" for examples. :)
– Brian D
7 hours ago
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Singing the same note is unison
– Matthew Morrissette
5 hours ago