Fun with Thirds | Harmonizing a Scale (Patreon)

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson I first talk about harmonizing a scale in thirds. Then I talk about bouncing from Root and 3rd to 3rd and 5th over a jam track. Then I add 5th and 7th. Then I start applying my melody making guidelines from MTM 17-19, showing how you can move through the scale in thirds to play harmonized melodic parts.

I LOVE this kind of this and I think you will too. I recommend being familiar with MTFG and MTM first, but I think you could learn a lot from this lesson after just a few MTFG lessson.

If you write something cool or record yourself noodling around with this idea, post it to the community forum.

Use my SPJ Jam Tracks channel to practice, and check out the PDF showing this whole system in the Key of C Major.

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