subject: How To Sing Harmony [print this page] How To Sing Harmony How To Sing Harmony
Did you always want to learn how to sing harmony? The following tips will give you information on how to sing harmony. Harmonizing is one of the more difficult aspects of singing. The fact that you need to synchronize with another singer is what makes it so difficult. Add to this the fact that most mistakes made in harmonizing are very obvious. The following exercises will help you to harmonize.
If done correctly harmonizing can be very rewarding and fulfilling. If you want to give your performance a rich quality harmonizing is the perfect way to do so. You will have to work hard and be very patient to learn to blend our voice with that of another singer. You will have to start by recognizing harmony. Begin by listening to your favorite song. You should hear the instruments and the melody.
Try to pick out the instruments that are being played in harmony with the melody. This will not be easy at first because instruments that are blended with the melody seem to be in the background.
The next step after you recognize the harmony is to try it yourself by matching your voice with the instruments. This will not be an easy task in the beginning. To make things easy try harmonizing with the help of a piano.
Start by playing any note on the piano and try to sing in harmony with it. You don't have to be in perfect harmony at the first attempt. What you are trying to do here is learn about the different notes that work as a harmony.
You don't have to practice with just one note. It is important to record yourself while practicing. It is also important to listen to your performance. This is a good exercise to learn about how to sing harmony, singing at the proper pitch level and to pick a good note to harmonize.
Each harmony will create its own mood and this technique is a good way to learn the moods.
Now go back to your favorite song and pick out a few notes of melody that you want to harmonize with and try singing notes that are three notes higher or lower than the melody simply try sliding up and down three notes to find the harmony and the different moods that the different combinations bring out.
Finally practice with another singer and record yourself to check your progress.
Singing harmony with another talented singer can be a very rewarding and fulfilling experience albeit one that will take diligent practice and hard work.
