{"id":15337,"date":"2016-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=15337"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:09:51","slug":"the-alto-voice-in-a-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/the-alto-voice-in-a-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposed: The Alto Voice In A Chord And What To Do With It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You arrived at this page because you want to learn about the alto voice in a chord.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll not only show you the alto voice in this lesson, I&#8217;ll also show you a voicing technique for the alto voice that will revolutionize your playing overnight. This technique is suitable to all, irrespective of your musical orientation &#8211; classical, gospel, or jazz.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get into our goal in this lesson, let&#8217;s have a brief discussion on chords.<\/p>\n<h2>A Quick Review On Chords<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Attention<\/strong>: If you already know about chords, kindly skip to the next segment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are so many ways to define a chord. According to <strong>Jermaine Griggs<\/strong>, <em>&#8220;&#8230;a chord is a collection of three or more related notes (agreeable or not) that are played [or heard] together.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A breakdown of the following keywords:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three or more<\/li>\n<li>Related notes<\/li>\n<li>Agreeable or not<\/li>\n<li>Played together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;would give you a better understanding of the term <em>chord<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;&#8230;Three Or More&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>There are two relationship types that can exist between notes &#8211; melodic and harmonic relationship. A chord is a product of the harmonic relationship between at least three notes.<\/p>\n<p>Although intervals are a product of the harmonic relationship between two notes, according to Jermaine Griggs, <em>&#8220;they should be considered as the building block of chords and NOT as chords.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, <em>three<\/em> is the minimum number of notes in a chord.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;&#8230;Related Notes&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A collection of notes can only be considered as a chord if they are related by a given scale and a <a href=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/main\/lesson-three-classes-harmony-used-chord-formation\">class of harmony<\/a>. The notes of the C major triad (which are C, E and G):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;are related by the C natural major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and tertian harmony (a class of harmony based in third intervals.) C, E and G are the first, third and fifth tones of the C natural major scale.<\/p>\n<p>The notes of the C natural major scale are also related by third intervals (aka &#8211; &#8220;tertian harmony&#8221;.)<\/p>\n<p>From C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;to E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is a third interval.<\/p>\n<p>From C-E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;to G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is also a third interval.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;&#8230;Agreeable Or Not&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>When a collection of notes are played together, there are two possible outcomes &#8211; consonance and dissonance.<\/p>\n<p>Consonance is the outcome when a chord sounds pleasant and agreeable, while dissonance is the outcome when a chord sounds unpleasant and harsh.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;&#8230;Played Together&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A chord is a product of the harmonic relationship between notes. Consequently, the notes of a chord are designed to be played together.<\/p>\n<p>Did I also mention that the term <em>chord<\/em> is derived from <strong>accord <\/strong>&#8211; which is an old English word that means &#8220;together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>A Short Note On The Concept Of Voicing<\/h2>\n<p>Voicing is the consideration of the notes of a chord as voices or voice parts.<\/p>\n<p>In chorale music, there are four main voice parts:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first voice is the <strong>soprano<\/strong> voice<\/p>\n<p>The second voice is the <strong>alto<\/strong> voice<\/p>\n<p>The three voice is the <strong>tenor<\/strong> voice<\/p>\n<p>The fourth voice is the <strong>bass<\/strong> voice<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/main\/four-note-triads\">four note triad<\/a> like the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,C&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the notes are considered as voice parts thus:<\/p>\n<p>C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the <strong>soprano<\/strong> voice.<\/p>\n<p>G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the <strong>alto<\/strong> voice.<\/p>\n<p>E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the <strong>tenor<\/strong> voice.<\/p>\n<p>C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the <strong>bass<\/strong> voice.<\/p>\n<h3>Exposed: The Second Voice Part<\/h3>\n<p>The second voice part is the alto voice. The alto voice lies immediately below the first voice (aka &#8211; &#8220;soprano&#8221;), which is the highest voice in every chord. It&#8217;s easy to identify the alto voice in a chord because it&#8217;s the second to the highest voice.<\/p>\n<p>In the C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the highest sounding voice is the B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;followed by G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is the alto voice.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Same Thing Is Obtainable For Other Triads And Seventh Chords&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the D minor triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,F,A,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the highest voice is A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;followed by F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the alto voice.<\/p>\n<p>In the A major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,Cs,E,Gs,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the alto voice is E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nNow that you know what the alto voice is and how to find it in triads and seventh chords, I&#8217;ll be showing you how to rearrange a chord using its alto voice.<\/p>\n<h2>The Drop-2 Voicing Technique<\/h2>\n<p>Voicing is the consideration of the notes of a chord as voice parts. The consideration of chord tones as voices leads to the rearrangement of the voices using voicing techniques.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve covered several of these voicing techniques in the past &#8211; &#8220;part-over-root&#8221; voicing technique, upper-structure voicing technique, A&amp;B voicing technique, polychord voicing technique and so on.<\/p>\n<p>In this segment, we&#8217;ll be learning the drop-2 voicing technique, which is the octave transposition of the alto voice in a chord.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;What Is A Drop-2 Voicing?&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The drop-2 voicing of a chord is the re-arrangement of a chord in such a way that the alto voice is played an octave lower that it&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p>In the C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,B,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;where the G note:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the alto voice, playing the alto voice an octave lower (as this G):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the drop-2 voicing of the C major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,C,E,B,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a drop-2 voicing technique because the second voice in the chord is literally dropped by an octave.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;The Octave Transposition Of The Alto Voice&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The octave transposition of the alto voice produces the drop-2 voicing of a chord. However, the alto voice MUST be transposed an octave lower.<\/p>\n<p>The alto voice in the Ab major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Ab,C,Eb,G&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is Eb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Eb&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe octave transposition of Eb (the alto voice):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Eb&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;to this Eb (on a lower octave):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;produces the drop-2 voicing of the Ab major seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,Ab,C,G&amp;color=CC66CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>The knowledge of the alto voice in a chord and the drop-2 voicing technique is for every serious pianist.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent lessons, we&#8217;ll be learning more about the drop-2 voicing and it&#8217;s use in chord formation and voicing.<\/p>\n<p>See you then!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s lesson we&#8217;re covering the ins and outs of the drop-2 voicing technique and the alto voice in a 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