Harmony Singing Exercises
Most singers can hear harmony but drift back to the melody. Build real independence with drone exercises, parallel motion, and contrary motion drills.
15 Exercises
Practice tracking thirds above a triadic melody line. Build the interval awareness and breath control that choral and ensemble singers rely on every day.
Practice contrary motion by ascending against a descending melody line. Train your pitch independence and prepare your ear for real counterpoint.
Practice vocal thirds that shift between major and minor as you move through the scale. Build your ear for each interval's unique color.
Practice contrary motion by descending from 5 to 1 while the melody climbs. Train your ear to hold a steady downward line against an ascending backdrop.
Practice the perfect fifth drone. Lock into the 3:2 frequency ratio while chords shift beneath you, and build rock-solid pitch stability for real harmony.
Practice contrary motion by flipping the melody upside down. This mirror exercise trains your voice to hold its own line against an opposite contour.
Hold your vocal pattern steady while the harmony moves in a different direction. Mixed motion builds the independence your ear and voice need to lock in.
Practice parallel fifths to build your strongest vocal harmony. Lock onto the fifth above and match every note change with precision.
Parallel thirds ascending: hold a steady third above your partner while climbing the scale. Your ear will catch every wobble against the other voice.
Practice descending parallel thirds with locked intervals and steady breath support. Keep your pitch accurate against the pull of each downward step.
Sustain the root note steady as each scale degree climbs above you. This drone exercise trains your ear to hold pitch against melodic movement.
Practice vocal stability by holding the root note steady as melody lines descend around you. Build the focus to resist flat drift on every step down.
Lock onto one pitch and refuse to move. The backdrop shifts underneath you, and your ear learns to hold steady through any distraction.
Practice locking a major third over a drone. This interval exposes every tuning flaw, so you will train your ear to hear beats and adjust in real time.
Practice contrary motion toward unison to sharpen your pitch accuracy. As the intervals narrow, you learn to hear and eliminate beating.