Music Theory & Harmony
📋 What it is
Harmony is notes sounding together; a chord is three or more notes stacked to sound as one.
🗣️ Coach says
MELODY is notes in a ROW; HARMONY is notes stacked TOGETHER. A CHORD is three or more notes sounded at once — the backbone of harmony. Chords can sound happy (major), sad (minor), or tense. Understanding chords is understanding how music creates feeling.
🧠 Memory hook
Melody = notes in a row. Harmony = notes stacked together. A CHORD = 3+ notes at once.
😂 Giggle
What did the treble clef say to the bass clef?
"You're too low-key for me!"
😲 Whoa!
Just changing one note in a chord can flip it from sounding happy (major) to sad (minor) — a tiny move, a huge mood shift.
✅ Quick check: What is a "chord" in music?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
Three or more notes played at the same time, sounding together as one harmony.
A chord is a vertical stack of pitches; harmony is built from chords.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Sing or hum two different notes — can you imagine them stacked at once? That's harmony.