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I've learned quite a bit about playing chords on violin and I do know I can harmonize by adding instrument voicings, plus notate guitar & piano chords/progressions on my PreSonus Notion Mobile app (mine is android version).
I did look for 'Harmony Generators', a while back. Didn't find anything stand out for android, but a VERY interesting app is still available for iphones/ipads - "HarmonyWiz".
HARMONYWIZ is an advanced harmonic generator which can create multi-part harmony, all just from inputting a single musical line. You can paint your music in or play it from a piano style keyboard. You compose it and HarmonyWiz will arrange it!
...have to admit I never looked to see how relevent 'Vocal Harmony' apps might be.
Decided I better make sure I learned about ALL the types of harmony, especially since I want to do something creative with the little tune I composed a few months ago ('Wistful Thinking') & also just had my new Spark 2 'smart' amp delivered - so, I've been spending some time looking for ways to see harmony differently (and will share anything I end up creating).
Have to say I've seen a ton of videos on "Negative Harmony" - had to watch several to start to get a feel for how to use it. This particular video probably helped me understand the value of using Negative Harmony the most...
Being it's September (already) I'm getting into 'Autumn' & 'Halloween' Mode - really helps to go over the Creative Use Of Backing Tracks Thread, and looked over what's been used for harmony throughout the Halloween Again! Thread, my There's Wicked Fiddlers, Violists & Cellists Here! Thread, and How about a fall tune? Thread! 🎃
More related threads: Chord Progressions Thread, Chord Progressions for Improv Thread, Seventh & Extended Chord Harmony Thread, Cadences in Music Theory Thread, Visualizing Musical Structure Thread & Backing Tracks Heading
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Before getting into more types of Harmony, there's something that's made THIS year great for me... realizing it's 'dissonance' that drives music - both, in forms of Melodic Dissonance AND forms of Rhythmic Dissonance! (TENSION........ and release! Thread)
Our lives would be so boring if totally uneventful/peaceful - MONOTONOUS! Still, pretty amazing how nomatter what conflict/tension we experience in our lives (see, hear, or feel) - we want it to resolve, we 'anticipate' returning to a state of peace/tranquility. Same with hearing/feeling music.
There is 'tension & release' (in Harmony) caused by changing pitch intervals from dissonant to consonant in Chord Progressions, but 'tension & release' can also be caused by Harmonic Rhythm - the rate/how often chords change! One drone (or chord), played for more than several measures, helps keep music feeling steady & peaceful. Chords that change several times within a measure - causes excitement/tension!
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Counterpoint is a very specific kind of harmony, not in the sense of chords-to-melody, but chords ARE formed as 2 or more independent melodies pass each other.
I was 10 yrs old when Simon & Garfunkel came out with their famous counterpoint - "Scarborough Fair/Canticle". To me, it was fabulous harmony... still LOVE it just as much today!
Rounds, Canons & Fugues use counterpoint, too.
Anyone see the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022 Netflix)? I'll never forget Yo-Yo Ma's part at the beginning - when he identifies the music played to help complete a puzzle, he goes on to say...
“so a fugue is a beautiful musical puzzle based on just one tune. And when you layer this tune on top of itself, it starts to change and turns into a beautiful new structure.”
Songs that use Counterpoint - Harmony in Counterpoint vs Homophony (David Bennett Piano).
Counterpoint is easy, if you let it be... (Implied Music) - a good way to get your feet wet next time you work on harmony!
...everything I share is just what I'm learning/discovering - ideas to use for playing & recording the fiddle. Appreciate if anyone has related info to add!
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I'm so disappointed, been looking at some videos on reharmonization, but some people are stuck in a box - only borrowing chords that are major or minor... seems they are missing out on all the mode possibilities.
Modal Interchange - Music with Myles.
To me, this is exciting! I've been playing around with chord substitutions, but it's time I start getting serious.
I'm used to gathering/using info & ideas from guitar & piano videos - for on/or with the fiddle, because frankly... more is available. Modes are readily used in Irish & Scottish genres, but fast session playing & fast dancing don't leave a lot of room for adventurous harmony. There's jazz, but there's not a whole lot of info on modal interchange/substitution for jazz violin... so learning what I can from pianists!
Not keen on paying for more books (keeping myself so busy, I'm just not using them), but I did find the mDecks Music YT Channel interesting. I'll be spending some time checking out what little tidbits I can pick up (stuff about video game music here, too).
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