Voice leading is simply the act of trying to move between chords with as little movement as possible.

Imagine a choir...in a typical choir there are usually four voice groups; soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The sopranos are the really high women, the altos are the lower women, the tenors are the higher men and the basses are the lowest men. Each of these voices are responsible for singing different melodies, and together these melodies form chords!

But it would be very odd if each of those melodies were jumping up and down to get to the notes that work in each chord, singing a high note for one chord and then jumping down to a low note for the next chord and then back up high for the following chord. Not only would that make it difficult for a singer to sing, but it would also sound quite unnatural to listen to, because its hard for a listener to latch onto lots of jumping around! This is why we have “Voice Leading”.

For a lot of people, starting the year means setting another New Years Resolution and one of the most popular New Years Resolutions is to start or pick back up that dusty musical instrument that’s been sitting in the corner of the room.

Giving yourself a new goal for the year and a start date (1st January) sounds like a great way of kicking yourself into action. However, 9% of people quit after just the first week of setting a New Years Resolution, 43% quit by the end of January and a massive 90% of people don’t make it to the end of the year!

So why is it that so many people quit on there New Years Resolutions and how can you stop becoming another statistic this year?!