Unlock Harmony: Mastering Diatonic Thirds for Melody #shorts

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]Are you capable of playing the diatonic thirds of the harmonies within which you are existing? There I'm thinking root move mo root motion root movement.

[00:00:15]Didn't even bring along a whole chord, but I brought along something very character defining the the third.

[00:00:22]The diatonic third. This is so important. Are you capable of playing the diatonic thirds of the harmonies within which you are existing?

[00:00:35]This is important because when you can play the diatonic thirds of the harmonies within which you are existing it's it's as if your melodies can convey the harmony.

[00:00:52]Right?

[00:00:53]When people say, "Oh, you know, when I listen to Charlie Parker, I can hear the changes. Right? I can hear where he is harmonically because in addition to thirds, he is accentuating the character defining sounds of the harmony within which he is existing.

[00:01:15]He's maybe not he's playing with them. He's certainly aware of them. Right? To be aware of these things and to play Ooh. To be aware of these things and to play with these things.