D MAJOR HARMONY
I am pleased to announce, now that everyone has learned notes on all strings; the orchestra is ready to perform Harmony.
Harmony is the simultaneous combination of different pitches.
When learning intervals, you performed pitch distances as melodic intervals, from one pitch to the next.
String orchestras have the powerful ability to perform together as an ensemble, creating rich and full sounds in all ranges. Blending different pitches together is called harmonization.
Intervals formed when pitches are stacked together, are called Harmonic Intervals. Intervals can be formed from any scale degree and all have distinct sound qualities.
Interval Catagories
Intervals are defined by their frequency proportions and placed into categories which are based on degree of tonal agreement. Simply put, some pitches blend and others clash.
Intervals that blend together in the most perfect sounding way, are logically the Perfect Intervals.
(The Perfect Unison, Perfect Octave, Perfect Fifth and in many cases the Perfect Fourth.)
The next most pleasing intervals that blend together are called Consonant Intervals – Thirds and Sixths.
When pitches clash, they often are passing to nearby notes that resolve the dissonance and then blend. Dissonant Intervals are Seconds and Sevenths. Other intervals also can be altered to created dissonance.
Let’s learn and enjoy Orchestra Harmony in the Key of D Major.
D Major Home Instrument Tapes Finger Mechanics Finger Numbering Finger Dexterity Finger Position
Finger Intensity Hand Position Principles Hand Position Rhymes Space at the Base Swell the Well Swing the Wing
Hand Position Set-Up Violin Notes on D Viola Notes on D Cello Notes on D Bass Notes on D Violin Notes on A
Viola Notes on A Cello Notes on A Meet Guide Bass Notes on G D Major Training Exercises The Lower-Tetrachord
The Major Second The Major Third The Perfect Fourth The Upper-Tetrachord The Perfect Fifth The Major Sixth
The Major Seventh The Perfect Octave The Complete D Major Scale Left Thumb Logic Left Thumb Flexible Location
Knuckle Leverage D Major Etudes Arpeggio Patterns D Major Mastery Checkpoint Extending the Instrument’s Range
Finger Location Terms Violin Notes on G Viola Notes on G Cello Notes on G Bass Notes on E Bass Notes on A
Viola Notes on C Cello Notes on C Violin Notes on E Third Position Principles Violin Third Position on E
Third Position Measurement Differences D Major Harmony Interval Categories Orchestra Harmony in D Major
Preparing for Orchestra Pieces Divisi Protocol Orchestra Chord Textures Ensemble Engine Technique Building
Practice Coins Violin Technique Builder Viola Technique Builder Cello Technique Builder Bass Technique Builder
Dynamic March Theme and Variations Bowing Dynamics Dynamic March Performance Details Linked Bowing Exercise
Off-Beats Exercise Neighbor Notes Complete Dynamic March Composition Score and Parts
Finger Intensity Hand Position Principles Hand Position Rhymes Space at the Base Swell the Well Swing the Wing
Hand Position Set-Up Violin Notes on D Viola Notes on D Cello Notes on D Bass Notes on D Violin Notes on A
Viola Notes on A Cello Notes on A Meet Guide Bass Notes on G D Major Training Exercises The Lower-Tetrachord
The Major Second The Major Third The Perfect Fourth The Upper-Tetrachord The Perfect Fifth The Major Sixth
The Major Seventh The Perfect Octave The Complete D Major Scale Left Thumb Logic Left Thumb Flexible Location
Knuckle Leverage D Major Etudes Arpeggio Patterns D Major Mastery Checkpoint Extending the Instrument’s Range
Finger Location Terms Violin Notes on G Viola Notes on G Cello Notes on G Bass Notes on E Bass Notes on A
Viola Notes on C Cello Notes on C Violin Notes on E Third Position Principles Violin Third Position on E
Third Position Measurement Differences D Major Harmony Interval Categories Orchestra Harmony in D Major
Preparing for Orchestra Pieces Divisi Protocol Orchestra Chord Textures Ensemble Engine Technique Building
Practice Coins Violin Technique Builder Viola Technique Builder Cello Technique Builder Bass Technique Builder
Dynamic March Theme and Variations Bowing Dynamics Dynamic March Performance Details Linked Bowing Exercise
Off-Beats Exercise Neighbor Notes Complete Dynamic March Composition Score and Parts