02 Intervals

In this lesson, we’ll learn the basic building block of harmony—intervals! When you understand the relationship between notes, you can train your ear to find any harmony… yes, ANY harmony! This lesson will teach you to recognize and sing the most common harmonic intervals used in worship songs, and also includes a downloadable ear training workout to engrain these intervals in your head!

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Rachel M. June 29, 2022

Hey Charmaine, I’ve got the intervals pretty much down. I’m trying to work with the other lessons as well, but I’m still struggling to “hear” a harmony part in a song. Awake my soul was sooooooo hard for me (I literally followed all the steps, recorded on my phone, sang with the recording but still couldn’t get it on the day. Our church’s worship team also doesn’t practice until Sunday morning… I don’t know if that’s common. There are times I won’t get songs until Thursday, they could be totally new to me then I’m trying to learn them and do harmony. I feel like I’m on the verge of giving up. There are some very naturally talented people in my church that don’t need practice, I’ve tried suggesting that we have one but no one really seems to want to. Any tips or advice would be wonderful

barbourjab September 29, 2022

Rachel!!! I have the same dilemma!!! I have asked others if they would like to get together and sing with me and practice harmony- no one wants to. I hired someone who harmonizes really well, but she wasn’t a teacher, and it didn’t work out. I would do a zoom with you and practice if you want too!! I am really wanting to improve as well and have had a harder time as well.

Charmaine Brown June 30, 2022

Oh girl! I feel your pain! Harmony can be quite challenging to learn. I don’t really have other tips other than the ones in this course—but we are literally right now working on more harmony resources that will be available as part of your subscription, to release hopefully in not too long from now—because there are a lot of people who are in the same boat as you. But please don’t give up! <3

1. barbourjab September 29, 2022
  
  I would love more interactive harmony resources- Does your team offer in private lessons? I am excited to hear more resources for harmony are coming- The ones you have are great, but I am in the same boat as Rachel. I did not grow up singing in choir, I always sang lead and was not subjected to anyone singing harmony and now, I am working hard to learn it, have made progress, but still very frusterated.
  
  1. Charmaine Brown September 30, 2022
    
    Hey! We are working on some further harmony resources—but in the meantime, all of the coaches who teach private lessons via our site (you can find them @ http://www.worshipvocalist.com/lessons) are fantastic at harmony, and they would be so happy to work with you on it!
    
2. Rachel M. July 1, 2022
  
  Thanks Charmaine. Just need to keep going!
  
  1. Charmaine Brown July 1, 2022
    
    Absolutely. You got this!

MnRobeL June 13, 2022

Hi Charmaine, could you clarify the 4th and 5th intervals? In the major and minor 3rds we use the first two notes, in the 4th and 5th which notes do we use? I hope the question makes sense. Thank you

Charmaine Brown June 20, 2022

Hey! For every interval, we use the first two notes—if I’m understanding your question correctly… let me know if you need more clarification, and perhaps you can ask the question a bit differently if so!

Rachel M. March 17, 2022

Hello, what should I do this Sunday? I’m still working on harmonies, they don’t come naturally to me. I haven’t been doing bv for long and I don’t want to do the wrong notes while trying to harmonise. Should I just try to blend doing melody (male lead vocalist)

Charmaine Brown March 18, 2022

Hi Rachel! Yes I would recommend singing melody until you are more comfortable finding your harmony notes!

1. Rachel M. March 18, 2022
  
  thank you!! I’ve got intervals going in my car pretty consistently, I’ve never been good at harmonies and its the first time I’m feeling hopeful that Ill be able to do it!
  
  1. Charmaine Brown March 25, 2022
    
    Amazing! Keep it up!

shermancox January 12, 2022

ok…coming back to this after setting it aside for some months…yeah i know that wasn’t best..lol…at any rate, EX1, EX2, and EX4 are pretty good, but for some reason I am having a harder time with the EX3…which is generating the interval…I assume this is the most important one…lol…Specifically, I am having issues with the Perfect 4th and Perfect 5th….I created some more practice audios with my keyboard and changed the model songs to “Wise Men say” on the song I can’t help falling in love for the perfect 5th and “Auld Lang Syne” for Perfect 4th…which seem to be deeper rooted in my mind than here comes the bride and twinkle twinkle…but maybe its just practice…at any rate,, I think in a few more days I will move on to the next lesson….Thanks for this…

Charmaine Brown January 18, 2022

For sure! You can totally use whichever songs help you out the best!

Rene1507 January 7, 2022

Such a cool lesson for me! All I have ever done is copy harmonies from other singers or videos!! You have such a gift of simplifying these concepts so that I can grasp them quickly! Such a great thing for me, because I am NEVER bored during these lessons! Thank YOU!

Charmaine Brown January 8, 2022

Aw I’m so glad to hear it!! Happy to help!

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