Lesson 72 of 84 · Harmony
⭐ 30 XP🎼 Harmony HallThe V-I Cadence (Part 3)
A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies.
🎯 Your mission
Two notes together — does it feel calm or tense?
⚡ The twist
Major sounds bright. Minor sounds soft. Both are beautiful.
Listen for this
🎧 Pick out the lowest note. That's the bass — the foundation.
Artist Spotlight
🌟 Bach wrote so many harmonies he basically invented the rules everyone still uses.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Some cultures use scales with 22 notes — way more than the 7 you know.
Learn about the v-i cadence (part 3): compare harmonic styles across genres
What You'll Learn
A drone is a sustained note under changing melodies and harmonies. Bagpipes and sitars use drones extensively.
Compare harmonic styles across genres
Use harmonic analysis to understand a piece
Check Your Understanding
Question 1 of 3
What is an interval?
Where you hear this in real life
The reason songs make you feel things is harmony doing its quiet job underneath.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Listen to any song. Try to hear the bass line.
For the dinner table
“Play one song together. Talk about what feeling it gave you and why.”
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