The second part of my series on understanding music is now ready for viewing on YouTube. You can click here to see it. Today, I look in more detail at harmony. In building terms, it’s the foundations of any piece of music. Even if you’re listening to just a solo unaccompanied singer, the tune has grown from the harmony which could accompany it.
I learned about harmony as a tot, simply by experimenting on our newly-acquired piano. I had no knowledge of music whatsoever, but if we just let our ears guide us we instinctively feel what is right! Such is the magic of music…
