The Major Third: Ease

ease, resolution, relief, release, improvement, blind optimism Ratio: 5:4

When we speak of “harmony” or think of “singing in harmony,” it is the sweet beauty of the Major Third that first comes to mind. It is the most pleasing of dyads, the most “harmonious.” Arising in the Harmonic Series above the Perfect Fourth, it embodies the Conciliating Force and carries some of its magic: hearing, singing, or playing the Major Third, we experience a lightening of heart, an easing of burden, an improvement, a resolution, a relief or release. In a casting, the Major Third reflects this; if it appears habitually or as an unconscious response, however, the Major Third can indicate blind optimism or a pollyanna attitude.