Harmony Singing By Ear

About the Artist
Vocal coach Susan Anders has taught singers how to harmonize for over twenty years. She is the creator of the "No Scales, Just Songs Vocal Workout" Volumes One and Two, a voice technique method being used by singers worldwide. Susan is also a singer-songwriter: her two most recent CD releases are "You Can Close Your Eyes Lulllabies" and "Release". Susan was born and raised in Berkeley, California and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Product Description:
Harmony Singing By Ear

A step by step approach for learning how to sing harmonies above and below a melody. Three CDs totaling three 1/2 hours of instructional narrative, fully produced music tracks and guide vocals. One, two or more singers can learn two and three-part harmony singing. Vocal coach Susan Anders has successfully used these methods for over twenty years with pop, R&B, folk, rock and country singers.

Harmony Singing By Ear uses two complementary methods to teach singers how to harmonize by ear. After reviewing some music theory basics, instructional sections walk you through how to find the upper and lower harmony parts for eight songs. Those same harmonies are sung on fully produced music tracks. On these tracks the vocal parts are panned to different speakers--singers can pan to one speaker and just hear their part, pan to the middle and hear both parts, or pan to the other speaker to practice with one or two other parts. In this way, beginning harmonizers can control how much or how little of the other voices they hear, making it easier to stay on their part. More confident harmonizers can sing without the guide vocals. Singers who simply want to learn and sing the harmony parts can skip the instructional tracks, go right to the music tracks, and pan their speakers to the right to learn the harmony part for each song.

Though much of Harmony Singing By Ear focuses on the how-tos of parallel harmonizing above and below a melody, singers will also learn about call-response, blue note, chromatic and block chord harmonies. Music tracks without vocals are also included so singers can practice their parts "without the training wheels". Plus, there's a supplementary section of exercises to build one's harmonizing skills. The songs range in style from pop to R&B to folk to modern rock to jazz.

Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate. The early songs are very easy, the later songs increase in difficulty.

Vocal Ranges:

Melodies: F# to A alto/high tenor range

Upper harmonies: A to C alto/soprano range

Lower harmonies: D to C baritone/tenor/low alto range

All parts can be doubled an octave above or below the harmonies on the CD to allow lower and higher singers to join in. Doubling is explained during the instruction.

Songs:

Chapel of Love

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

I Can See Clearly Now

Angel From Montgomery

Bring It On Home To Me

Centerpiece

One of Us

Walk Away Renee

Harmony Singing By Ear,Susan Anders,Zanna Discs,Country,Smart, edgy folk-pop by a sharp-tongued woman with "The voice that should be a star by now" (musesmuse.com)

Average customer rating: Best i've heard A revolutionary product

Harmony Singing By Ear Manufacturer: Zanna Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Learn to Sing Pop Harmony Harmony Vocals: The Essential Guide (Private Lessons) Voice Lessons To Go Volume 1: Vocalize and Breath Learn to Sing Bluegrass Harmony, Vol. 1 How to Sing Bluegrass Harmony Volume Two ASIN: B0009WJ2PS Release Date: 2005-07-01

Tracks:

1. Introduction & Scale Theory
2. Chord Theory
3. Harmonizing Theory & Measuring
4. The Scale Vs. Triad Ditty
5. Harmonzing 'Chapel Of Love'
6. 'Chapel' Refrain
7. Music 2-Part 'Chapel - M On Left, UH On Right
8. Singing A Part An Octave Below
9. Measuring, Finding An Upper-Upper Harmony (UUH)
10. Finding UUH Of 'Chapel'
11. Music: 3-Part 'Chapel' - M & UH On Left, UUH On Right
12. Harmonizing 'Sweet Dreams'
13. Slow 'Sweet Dreams' Verse Two
14. Music: 2-Part 'Sweet Dreams' - M On Left, UH On Right
15. Inversions Theory
16. Harmonizing 'Clearly' Line One
17. Harmonizing 'Clearly' Lines Two Through Four/Call-Response Harmonies
18. Slow Verse Two Of 'Clearly'
19. Music: 2-Part 'Clearly' - M On Left, UH On Right
20. Harmonizing 'Angel' Verse One
21. Harmonizing 'Angel' Chorus
22. Slow 'Angel' Verse Two And Chorus
23. Music: 2-Part 'Angel' - M On Left, UH On Right
24. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Verse One Lines One & Two
25. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Lines Three & Four
26. Slow 'Bring It' Verse Three
27. Music: 2-Part 'Bring It' - M On Left, UH On Right

Tracks:

1. Verse One Line One/Blue Notes
2. Verse One Lines Two Through Four
3. Slow 'Centerpiece' Verse Two
4. Music: 2-Part 'Centerpiece' - M On Left, UH On Right
5. Conclusion To First UH Section
6. Lower Harmonies Introduction
7. Measuring Down
8. Finding The LH On 'Chapel' Refrain
9. Slow Chapel
10. Music: 3-Part 'Chapel' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
11. Verse One 'Sweet Dreams'/3rd To 4th Movement
12. 'Sweet Dreams' Lines Two Through Four
13. Slow Verse Two 'Sweet Dreams'
14. Music: 3-Part 'Sweet Dreams' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
15. 'Clearly' Introduction
16. Harmonzing 'Clearly' Verse One
17. Slow Verse Two Of 'Clearly'
18. Music: 3-Part 'Clearly' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
19. Harmonizing 'Angel' Verse One First Half
20. 'Angel' Verse One Second Half
21. Harmonizing 'Angel' Chorus
22. Slow 'Angel' Verse Two And Chorus
23. Music: 3-Part 'Angel' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
24. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Verse One Lines One & Two
25. 'Bring It' Verse One Lines Three & Four
26. Slow 'Bring It' Verse Three
27. Music: 3-Part 'Bring It' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
28. 'Centerpiece' Verse One Lines One & Two
29. 'Centerpiece' Verse One Lines Three Through Six'
30. Slow 'Centerpiece' Verse Two
31. Music: 3-Part 'Centerpiece' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
32. 'One Of Us' Intro To Block Chord Harmonies
33. 'One Of Us' Verse

Tracks:

1. 'One Of Us' Verse 2nd Half
2. 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus: Call-Response, 9th Chords
3. 'One Of Us' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
4. Slow 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus And Chorus Two
5. Music: 2-Part 'One Of Us' - M On Left, UH On Right
6. 'One Of Us' Verse: Block Chord Harmonies
7. 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus: Call-Response
8. 'One Of Us' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
9. Slow 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus And Chorus Two
10. Music: 3-Part 'One Of Us' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
11. 'Renee' Verse: Chromatic Harmonies
12. 'Renee' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
13. Slow 'Renee' Verse And Chorus Two
14. Music: 2-Part 'Renee' - M On Left, UH On Right
15. 'Renee' Verse: Block Chord Harmonies Above The M
16. 'Renee' Chorus/Parallel Harmony Below The M
17. Slow 'Renee' Verse And Chorus Two
18. Music: 3-Part 'Renee' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
19. Polishing Your Harmony Part
20. Measuring Up
21. Measuring Down
22. Measuring Up Part 2
23. Measuring Down Part 2
24. Hearing The 3rd To 4th Adjustment
25. Chapel Of Love/LH=F, M=B Flat, UH=D, UUH=F
26. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)/LH=B, M=D, UH=F Sharp
27. I Can See Clearly Now/LH=G, M=C, UH=E
28. Angel From Montgomery/LH=B, M=D Sharp, UH=F Sharp
29. Bring It On Home To Me/LH=A, M=C Sharp, UH=E
30. Centerpiece/LH=F Sharp, M=B, UH=D
31. One Of Us/LH=G, M=G, UH=E
32. Walk Away Renee/M=C Sharp, LH=E (Above M) UH=A

Album Description

Harmony Singing By Ear: A step by step approach for learning how to sing harmonies above and below a melody. Three CDs totaling three 1/2 hours of instructional narrative, fully produced music tracks and guide vocals. One, two or more singers can learn two and three-part harmony singing. Vocal coach Susan Anders has successfully used these methods for over twenty years with pop, R&B, folk, rock and country singers.

Harmony Singing By Ear uses two complementary methods to teach singers how to harmonize by ear. After reviewing some music theory basics, instructional sections walk you through how to find the upper and lower harmony parts for eight songs. Those same harmonies are sung on fully produced music tracks. On these tracks the vocal parts are panned to different speakers--singers can pan to one speaker and just hear their part, pan to the middle and hear both parts, or pan to the other speaker to practice with one or two other parts. In this way, beginning harmonizers can control how much or how little of the other voices they hear, making it easier to stay on their part. More confident harmonizers can sing without the guide vocals. Singers who simply want to learn and sing the harmony parts can skip the instructional tracks, go right to the music tracks, and pan their speakers to the right to learn the harmony part for each song.

Though much of Harmony Singing By Ear focuses on the how-tos of parallel harmonizing above and below a melody, singers will also learn about call-response, blue note, chromatic and block chord harmonies. Music tracks without vocals are also included so singers can practice their parts "without the training wheels". Plus, there's a supplementary section of exercises to build one's harmonizing skills. The songs range in style from pop to R&B to folk to modern rock to jazz.

Customer Reviews:

Best i've heard.......2007-05-05

I've been singing and teaching harmony for a long time now, and I must say that these CD's are the best i've come across. They are not overloaded with theory and musical jargon, which makes it easy for the non-musicians for follow. Great choice of songs too.

A revolutionary product.......2006-01-10

I was clueless about harmony singing before using these CDs. Now I'm getting it-the lessons are very user-friendly and go at a good pace, and I'm learning things about music and singing that never made sense to me before. Good choice of songs, good method.

Average customer rating: Dont buy this unless you already can sing

Harmony Singing & Background Vocal Arranging: Volume One Penny Nichols Manufacturer: Pensongs Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00007L0U4 Release Date: 2002-07-28

Tracks:

1. Open Your Heart- Michael Monagan c. Sossity Music 2002
2. Michael Row the Boat Ashore- Tom Prasada-Rao (Trad.)
3. Motherless Child- Deborah McColl (Trad.)
4. A Sailor's Life- Penny Nichols (Trad.)
5. Water- Severin Brownec. Sub-Dude Music, BMI 1995

Tracks:

1. How Will You Know?- Small Potatos (Jaqui Manning & Rich Prezioso)c. Jaqui Manning, 2001
2. Darlene- Tom Prasada-Rao c. Simple Gift Music, BMI 1999

Album Description

Here is a comprehensive 7 lesson course on how to sing in harmony by ear! Taught by one of the foremost singing teachers in the country, Penny Nichols. With guest artists Tom Prasada-Rao, Small Potatos, Severin Browne, Michael Monagan and Deborah McColl. This double CD set is designed to get you started singing in harmony with over 50 easy and fun interactive tracks of exercises, songs and information for you to learn and enjoy! You will learn how to stay on your part, how to recognize where you are and what you are supposed to be singing in relation to the other singers in your group, how to name and recognize your place in a musical chord and much more!

Customer Reviews:

Dont buy this unless you already can sing.......2003-11-19

If zero stars was an option I would have chosen it. This cd does not in any way show the listener how to pick out harmony parts. The parts are all sung simultaneously and you have no idea how they were constructed or even what the harmony parts are by themselves. This is by far the worst musical purchase I have ever made and I do have quite a collection of musical texts and cd's. If you are eager to learn how to harmonize this book simply is too complicated and noy well thought out. This cd seems more like a showcase for the authors ability which does the buyer absolutely no good.

Average customer rating:

Harmony Singing By Ear Manufacturer: Zanna Discs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFK4Y Release Date: 2005-06-28

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