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a group of notes within one octave that falls in one of the following
scale types; Chromatic, Major, Minor, Harmonic Minor, Melodic
Minor, Wholetone, Diminished, Dorian and ÒBluesÓ.
In the previous example showing the principle of diatonic harmony, we
were showing a scalic harmony. That is, one whose harmony notes only
fall within the notes that belong to that particular scale. For our C major
scale, this means there are 7 possible harmony notes.
This is a key part of the difference between Scalic and Chordal har-
monies because for every note you sing in a Chordal harmony, the
Vocalist Workstation EX will choose from only three or four possible
harmony notes.
These fall within the notes of designated chords and are mostly made up
of the root note, third, fifth and, optionally, the seventh of a chord. These
are the choices that the Vocalist Workstation EX has from which to pro-
duce a Chordal harmony. The following graphic shows where the harmo-
ny notes would fall in a simple 1 voice above Scalic and Chordal harmo-
ny.
Notice that in the Chordal example, the harmony notes jump over larger
distances and are made of only the root, third and fifth of the scale.
The reason for using these different harmony types is that they create a
more interesting musical experience. Most songs could benefit from
either or both approaches. Depending on the chord changes in the accom-
paniment, the tight and always moving Scalic harmonies might be better
for a catchy chorus where the more stationary and open Chordal har-
monies would leave Òbreathing spaceÓ to highlight a lead vocal.
It is important to assess these for yourself by experimenting with both
types in all of the styles of music you are involved with.
C
C
D
D
E
E
F
F
G
G
A
A
B
B
C
C
E
E
F
E
G
G
A
G
B
C
C
C
D
E
E
E
Scalic Harmony over C Major Scale
Chordal Harmony over C Major Scale
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