What's the difference between harmony, rhythm and melody?

Without getting to deep into music theory, periods, styles and all that (which is too western) we are going to explore some basic musical concepts. Music can be said to be built by the interplay of melody, harmony and rhythm. read more

Finally you can add harmony. This adds notes, different notes, to the mix. Again, you must have melody before you can have harmony. Melody: single notes. Harmony, lot’s of notes. And that means you have the three dimensions of musical spaces necessary for your Bach, or your Beatles. There’s alot more to the detail here, particularly with harmony. read more

Melody vs Rhythm Melody and Rhythm are two words that are often confused when it comes to their meanings and connotations. Strictly speaking, these two words differ from each other to a great extent. read more

Harmony and melody partner to create a successful song. Â The melody is made up of the words or the main instrument in a song, the harmony is the background tone created by other instruments. Melody is the horizontal portion of a song and harmony is the vertical portion of a song. read more