MASTERING HARMONY

After two decades of relationship and as much time in discussion, Brett Manning and Claude McKnight synthesize vocal simplicity with harmony basics. Utilizing a collegiate understanding of intervals (spaces between notes), the singer learns to hear harmony based on seven numbers and also learns to master harmony based on twelve. The singer learns to hear notes within chords and to identify them quickly. Because one-third of singing is hearing, a singer must train in harmony and acquire fantastic pitch to develop the assets of a memorably melodic singer.

A singer ought to learn to sing harmonies and background vocals on their own projects as well as to learn proprietary tricks that increase the texture of the overall recorded track: a must for anyone seeking a professional vocal career and wanting to minimize weak links in their vocal knowledge and musical understanding.

Here's what you'll learn:

how to hear intervals [space between notes] and memorize each interval
a simple method to identifying major and minor chords and singing the individual notes with the chord
why you must hear the appropriate harmony in relationship to the actual melody
how to sing the harmony as if it were the actual melody
easy-to-sing-along-with vocal demonstrations of simple harmony arrangements
simple tracks that allow you to find your ‘own’ harmony
diverse styles of harmonies to suit your stylistic preference
the art of blending: matching tones and textures!
and much more...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Brett Manning is a veteran vocal coach of 30 years living in Nashville, Tennessee and has worked with countless award-winning singers.

Over the past 7 years, he has coached greats like Leona Lewis and American Idol’s Clark Beckham to use their mixed voice quality to accomplish a level of confidence in the most difficult notes of their ranges…. those tricky transition notes.

Stories like these led to the development of Mastering Harmony, which has now been used by thousands of singers around the world to rapidly hear and find harmonies and sing with confidence.

This is actually a myth. That would imply that you could also not hear a chord being played on the piano. All chords are hormonic. So, learning how to identify and hear chords implies a step-by-step breakdown of each note within the chord. The struggle is finding harmony on your own or being able to single out a harmony part. This we do by giving you harmony exercises where you sing a harmony part that is played louder than the melody that you are singing with. Eventually, they’re played at the same level and you will begin to feel the blend between you and other notes being sung. Also, you will begin to feel the vibration between you and the other notes.

Some singers just have a natural gift for hearing harmonies, while others have had exposure to many harmony groups, listening to classical music, and/or playing an instrument. Regardless of your natural talent or lack thereof, some of the greatest harmony singers are those who struggled singing harmonies in the beginning. Then, one day something just “clicked” and they were opened to a whole new world vocally.