playing thirds?

[just_me]

Is there a trick to playing thirds (other than sounding 2 notes at the ~same~ time)? Just wondering (and hoping the awkwardness will ease off!)
Thanks!

[danny elfboy]

If you mean legato thirds a good way to practice is to just have one note of the third legato while the other is staccato. Just tie the higher voice.

If you mean third in general you a good way to practice is to play one note of the third consecutively with the same finger you're going to play that note of the third with. And then the other note of the third and fingers. Eventually you practice the consecutive staccato third with the correct fingers over and over jumping on and off the notes.

[Bob]

If you mean third in general you a good way to practice is to play one note of the third consecutively with the same finger you're going to play that note of the third with. And then the other note of the third and fingers. Eventually you practice the consecutive staccato third with the correct fingers over and over jumping on and off the notes.

I'm not following that.

[keypeg]

I'm starting thirds where you play the scale in thirds with one hand and I've wondered what kind of dance happens when you move the hand up and the thumb crosses over.  Is that sort of what people are talking about.  It seems hard to coordinate the two fingers, and then two other fingers.  I think maybe it's in the release of the fingers that have just played so that the whole hand doesn't get tense from four active fingers that are confused about whether they're going up or down in the in-between stage.