How to Sing Harmony

Singing harmony is something that most people want to be able to do, but are afraid they will sound bad.

Follow these simple steps to learn how to sing harmony.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Sing a Major 3rd above or a Perfect 4th below the melody. To do this, simply sing either 4 pitches higher or 5 pitches lower than each note.

2. If you are singing harmony with more than one person and someone else is already singing the 3rds, try singing a perfect fifth (7 pitches) above the melody or sing the 5 pitches lower as suggested above.

3. If you have the sheet music, you can sing one of the accompaniment lines. The second voice (alto) in piano accompaniment usually works beautifully.

4. Listen to examples. Listen to people sing the song you like in harmony, or find an example online. www.playlist.com is a great place to listen to songs for free.

5. Avoid dissonant sounds until you are much more experienced because dissonant harmony needs to be used in certain ways to sound good.

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on 6/12/2009 I know how a choir works and sings together but wasn't sure about how two people sing in harmony. Thanks for the information.