Harmony Singing By Ear

Susan Anders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Zanna Discs
• ASIN: B0009WJ2PS
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Introduction & Scale Theory

2. Chord Theory

3. Harmonizing Theory & Measuring

4. The Scale Vs. Triad Ditty

5. Harmonizing 'Chapel Of Love'

6. 'Chapel' Refrain

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Verse One Line One/Blue Notes

2. Verse One Lines Two Through Four

3. Slow 'Centerpiece' Verse Two

4. Music: 2 Part 'Centerpiece': M On Left, UH On Right

5. Conclusion To First UH Section

6. Lower Harmonies Introduction

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. 'One Of Us' Verse 2nd Half

2. 'One Of Us' Pre Chorus: Call Response, 9th Chords

3. 'One Of Us' Chorus: Parallel Harmony

4. Slow 'One Of Us' Pre Chorus And Chorus Two

5. Music: 2 Part 'One Of Us': M On Left, UH On Right

6. 'One Of Us' Verse: Block Chord Harmonies

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brought the joy of harmony singing to my life!, November 10, 2007

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Karena Jane - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harmony Singing By Ear (Audio CD)

If you are a frustrated, wannabe harmony singer who is tired of hearing other people harmonize with what appears to be no effort, this CD will change your life. Other instructional CDs and books might have better graphic design or slick cover art, but this CD actually delivers.

Here's the key (no pun intended): listen to all of the included CDs, but listen to the first CD over and over and over again until it sinks in. I kept this CD in my car and would sing along with it every time I drove somewhere -- even to the grocery store. Then, I might put it away for a month or two...and pull it out and start all over again. I don't have a lick of musical training, but Susan's gentle, common sense approach is perfect for a beginner. After listening to Susan's CD multiple times, I moved on to regular music CDs that already had harmony backup singers. I listened to their parts, learned them as best I could and sang along. Eventually, I got to a point where I never even bothered to really "learn" the melody. I would just listen for the harmony. Finally, I reached my goal of being able to find the harmony (on my own) and sing along with my better half, Ben Bedford, who writes beautiful Americana/folk songs.

What started out as a strong desire to simply to sing along in the living room has evolved into so much more. In fact, with assistance from Nashville singer-songwriter, Sally Barris, I sang harmony on Ben's most recent CD. [...] I sing harmony on the songs "Harley Albright" and "Virginia Girls." His CD was recorded in Nashville a year ago -- and I feel like I am even more prepared for the next one! I've also started singing live with him when he performs -- something I didn't think I would ever feel comfortable doing.

Thanks for putting out a great product!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a great range, January 27, 2010

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Cow Byte (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Harmony Singing By Ear (Audio CD)

I really liked most things about this CD. Her voice is very calm and she does an overall great job of teaching Upper Harmony vocals. In fact, the first CD is pretty flawless.

However, I really wanted to work on the lower harmonies (alto range) and was really looking forward to the Lower Harmony CD. The range on the first CD was great--she even worked on UUH (Upper Upper Harmonies) but they were all within the range I could hit. I was worried about lower harmonies if she kept at that range, but figured she would shift once we worked on the lower keys.

That didn't happen. She starts on a low note each time--lower than the typical songs, I think. The Lower Harmonies ended up being too low, and I often felt like a foghorn. The range is much lower than the typical alto range (in my opinion.) She mentioned that lower harmonies were harder to learn, and when I found that I couldn't hit some of those notes, I was pretty disappointed that I couldn't keep practicing them. They were really REALLY low at times. I had to put the CD away.

Overall, this is great for learning harmony basics, but if you're looking for lower harmony practice, you might want to get a supplemental aid somewhere, unless you have a nice base voice.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A revolutionary product, January 9, 2006

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Chambers Stevens "Chambers Stevens" (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harmony Singing By Ear (Audio CD)

I was clueless about harmony singing before using these CDs. Now I'm getting it-the lessons are very user-friendly and go at a good pace, and I'm learning things about music and singing that never made sense to me before. Good choice of songs, good method.