Ever since I joined an A Capella group in college I have trained my ear to at pick out harmonies in songs to help me practice for our sets. This has helped me a lot when learning sheet music for our competitions and I am now more aware of what my part sounds like blending with everyone else. I love the way that two different sounds can mix so beautifully together. I challenged myself this week to find 5 songs that in my playlist to find a harmony too. I picked two Lizzie McAlpine songs because for some reason I find her voice easy to harmonize with. She has a simplicity to her music and a clear tone allows me to easily pick out a chord to pair it with. There was definitely a lot of trial and error but eventually the chords would lock and then you get a really cool sound. This was so fun to do and was a great way to relax my mind off a long day of studying. Playing around with harmonies reminds me of how much I love to sing and how the voice truly is an instrument.
On the way home in the car on Friday I had my best friend put her playlist on shuffle to see how many songs I could pick out a harmony too. I surprised myself with how many I could find. Even if it wasn't the whole song I was able to at least find a part of the chorus to create a chord. I truly have grown so much since last year and it is a great reminder that your voice is a muscle and the work you put into it will show. It truly has brought me so much joy this week. I am so blessed to be able use my voice as a way to self regulate and wind down from the craziness of school.
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