Whats easier for you. Melody or Harmony?

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What part of a song do you find easier to sing?

Melody
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71%
Harmony
9
29%
 
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#16 Post by Jasujo »

Which part is easier? I'd had to say Melody is definately easier, but Harmony is a lot more fun to sing. :)
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#17 Post by Atamand »

Melody, when I can find a song that's not too high (which is becoming a challenge).
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#18 Post by Sugarinii »

Both, it comes naturally to me.
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#19 Post by Metatwaddle »

Melody is definitely easier to sing. But harmony is far more interesting. I love descant parts especially, they're so much fun!

Sometimes I get the feeling a song "needs" a certain harmony note, and I always sing that extra note, just because. Like Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence." One of the greatest pop songs ever, but it needs a third harmony part. Otherwise it's like having two slices of bread without peanut butter - all those parallel fifths running around, framing the chord but leaving it sounding hollow. So whenever I listen to that song, I always sing what I think should be the third harmony part.
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#20 Post by Kitten Medli »

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#21 Post by atomicblonde »

Heck yeah melody! Harmony makes it sound great and can be fun to do, but melody is by far the easiest.
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#22 Post by .:Glass Miracle:. »

I can't really sing that well, but I'd say both. XD I voted for Harmony though.
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#23 Post by Igg »

Er, I can sing both, after a fashion. Can't get very high on descant harmonies though >.<
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#24 Post by jellyoflight »

Harmony. Same when you talk about piano scales :P
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#25 Post by DiscordantNote »

Due to the fact that I don't and can't sing, I went by how easy the parts are to play (on various woodwinds).

In that case, it's usually the melody, especially for songs that everyone has heard many times. When playing the harmony it's often a lot easier for me to mess up, partly because after awhile (if it's a long song) I'll lose my bearings and forget what measure I'm supposed to be on.
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#26 Post by *Chellie »

I can pick out a note and sing melody to things very easy but I love singing both, but I like country music better so I'm more of a melody alone kinda person.
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#27 Post by Caesara »

I don't sing by any standards.

I play the saxophone (I won't specify which. I used to play Alto and have recently switched to Tenor), and I've found that it's EASIER to play the harmony. Granted, it's not as much fun sometimes (I get a lot of "bum..bum..bum..bum" parts), but it's easier.
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#28 Post by simsman24000 »

Oh my GAWD. Melody, definitely melody. Sometimes harmony works, but for the majority, I can only *remember* melody. It's not that I can't sing harmony, but it's so dang hard to remember when someone near you is singing the melody. My dang choir teacher always teached us the harmony, and then it's in my head, but then he'll teach the melody and I'll go nuts trying to remember it. :o
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#29 Post by Alex »

Melody's easiest for me, I've found.
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#30 Post by werepup »

It's easier to sing the melody, but the odd time I enjoy the challenge of either making up a harmony, or singing along with a harmony.
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