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Contents
- 01The diatonic third
- 02In practice
- 03Major or minor, depending on the degree
- 04Above or below
- 05Common mistakes
- 06The chord plane: tonic, predominant, and dominant
- 07The forbidden parallels
- 08When the melody brings passing tones
- 09Full example: I–V–vi–IV in three voices
- 10Sixths: the third's sister
- 11Chorus vs verse: the art of not harmonizing everything
- 12Tuning the third: the ear's fine adjustment
- 13From the third to the arrangement: blend, dynamics and phrasing
ProLesson 11 of 12 · Harmony · 32 min read
Harmonizing in thirds
How to add a second voice a third apart from a melody.
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