(soft guitar strumming)
- Hey Ynairaly, remember that moment in the movie, Vivo
when Gabi and Vivo were in the Everglades?
- Yeah, they were so lost and out of sync.
- I know, but then something changes, right?
Vivo and Gabi find out how to get in sync
and play music together.
And you can hear that change when Vivo and Gabi
sing the song, "Keep The Beat."
Let's listen back to it.
First, you hear Vivo sing all alone.
What he's singing is called the melody
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ It was you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
♪ And now the horizon holds so much more ♪
♪ And it's do or die ♪
♪ Yeah, it's do or die ♪
- That's the part of the song
that really sticks in our head.
The melody.
It's the song at its simplest.
But then, Gabi starts singing with Vivo
and that melody turns into something else.
Something that only happens when at least two voices
come together to sing different notes at the same time.
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
♪ And now the horizon holds so much more ♪
♪ And it's do or die ♪
♪ Yeah, it's do or die ♪
- We do sound pretty amazing singing that part of the song.
- Oh yes, you do.
And it sounds so in sync that it's almost impossible to tell
that it's not just one voice.
That my friends is harmony.
And it's what gives music that extra little shimmer
that makes it come to life.
(bright happy music)
Hi friends, I'm Martina Castro,
host of the Vivo Songbook podcast.
A show where we dive deep into the story and songs of Vivo.
The movie from Sony Pictures Animation
streaming now on Netflix.
- And I'm Ynairaly Simo, the voice of Gabi in Vivo.
- We welcome you to the Vivo Songbook Bonusodes
where you'll play games to learn how to speak the language
that brought Gabi and Vivo together.
- The language of music.
- In today's bonusode,
we'll learn how to go from melody to harmony.
So, you too can add a little shimmer to your favorite songs.
Here's our guest instructor for today.
- My name's Randy Thom and I was the sound designer on Vivo.
(bell rings)
- Class materials.
We're gonna keep it simple.
Hey, Ynairaly. Is your voice on today?
- One, two check, check.
La la la la la
My voice is on and ready to fire up some harmonies.
- Great. Let's get started
(drum beats)
To make sure we're all on the same page
about melody and harmony.
Let's go back to pitch for just a minute.
Do you remember how we practiced
going from low to high pitches in the last bonusode?
(answers gruffly)
So a melody is basically singing
from one pitch to another.
- How do you find the melody?
- Good question.
When you hear a song, there's so much going on.
You can hear a variety of different instruments
in the background.
They're all playing different pitches.
Maybe even on different beats.
But then the voice comes in.
(drum beats)
The singing isn't always the same as the instruments below.
Usually, the singing floats over the instruments.
And that's what's happening in "Keep The Beat."
Here are the instruments.
(soft music)
And then Vivo comes in.
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
- And what Vivo's singing, that's the melody?
- Bingo.
And some songs just have that.
A melody.
But when harmonies are added,
that's when things get interesting.
Randy, what is a harmony?
- Harmony is all about the way
two different pitches of sound work together
or don't work together.
- And this is what we hear
when Gabi starts singing with Vivo
in the song, "Keep The Beat."
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
- During certain moments in "Keep The Beat",
for the first time, if you listen closely,
you'll hear that there are two voices blend
in a very pleasant way and that's what's called harmony.
- So, are you ready to try it?
- I certainly can't do a harmony myself
because it would take two of me to do a harmony.
- Right.
It does take at least two people to sing a harmony, Randy.
So, friends at home,
we're gonna go from melody to harmony together.
First, practice singing Vivo's line
in the section we've been playing of "Keep The Beat",
which by the way is called the chorus of the song.
Here are the words.
Remember the size of the world before.
Now it's you and I.
Just you and I.
We'll play it a couple more times
so you can really get a feel for it.
(melodious music)
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
(tape rewinding)
- One more time.
(melodious music)
♪ Remember the size of the world before ♪
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
- All right.
Now, friends at home, you try it by yourselves.
Ready?
Three,
two,
one.
Go.
(melodious music)
(cassette tape rewinding) Let's go for another round.
Are you ready?
Three,
two,
one.
Go.
(melodious music)
Okay.
It's harmony time.
Hold tight to that melody and sing it loud
because Ynairaly gonna join you to sing Gabi's part.
The harmony.
Are you ready?
Three,
two,
one.
Go.
(upbeat uplifting music)
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
- Love it!
- All right, one more time.
(tape rewinding)
Are you ready?
Three,
two,
one.
Go.
(upbeat uplifting music)
♪ Now it's you and I ♪
♪ Just you and I ♪
- That was fun.
- And that's a wrap.
You now know how to harmonize.
Keep an ear out next time
you listen to Gabi and Vivo sing together.
Are they singing the same notes?
And if not, who can you sing along with?
That's it for today's bonusode.
- Thanks for playing with us.
You did great.
- And a special thank you
to our guest instructor, Randy Tom.
(upbeat uplifting music)
The Vivo Songbook Bonusodes were written and edited
by our lead producer, Martine Chaussard.
Our editor, Natasha Ruck and me, Martina Castro.
They were mixed in sound designed by Giovana Romano Sanchez.
They include original compositions from Luis Gil
and were mastered by Martin Cruz Farga and Daniel Murcia.
A big thank you to our consultants,
Andrew Barkan and Polly Hall from the Ear Snacks podcast
who also contributed to our games.
You can stream Vivo anytime over at Netflix
or listen to the podcast about the story and songs of Vivo,
the Vivo Songbook,
wherever you prefer to listen to podcasts.
See you next time on the Vivo Songbook Bonusodes.
(drum beats)