The study of music harmony helps us to understand the effect that certain notes have on us when played together. Students will begin to form their own tastes– harmonic combinations that may particularly resonate with them or that they might even dislike and want to avoid when writing their own music. 

How did Chopin make this piece sound sad? What did Rachmaninoff do to make this piece sound so intense? How did Haydn make this piece sound so delicate and pretty? These are all questions that are answered in the study of music harmony.