1. Harmony
the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound

2. Chords The definition of a harmonic structure
ex. The pitches C E and G when played at the same time are known a C Major chord.

3. Chord Quality
Chords are defined by there spacing between notes(intervals) each having there own emotional qualities
Major - joyous, triumphant, happy
Minor – melancholy, mellow, sad
Diminished- tense, impatient, unsettled
Augmented-shocked, jolted, explosive

5. Chord Construction We define chord quality by the chords triad
Triad- three notes that make up the foundation of a chord
Major= m Minor= M3
M m3
Happy Sad

6. Diminished= m3 Augmented= M3
m M3
Tense Shock!

7. Melody
a pleasing series of musical notes that form the main part of a song or piece of music

8. Scale
a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals
In western music our two main types of scales are Major and Minor. Determined by there arrangement of ½ steps and whole steps
Major- CDE-FGAB-C W W H W W W H Do re me Fa Sol la ti Do

9. Types of Minor Scales Minor- Natural- ABCDEFGA WHWWHWWW
Minor- Harmonic- ABCDEFG#A (raised 7th)
Meldoic- AB-CD-EF#G#-A (ascending)
AB-CDE-FG(#)A (descending)

10. Singing When singing use a three part breath Lungs Diaphragm
Feel it in your lower back

11. Keep chin pointed toward the ground and open your mouth in a Nutcracker motion
Keep an upright posture
Enunciate

12. Rhythm