Barron's AP Music Theory Chapter 8 - Harmonic Composition Part 1: Fundamentals

counterpoint

the relationship of two lines

the bass, and the melody

The two most important lines involved in counterpoint

how many simple part writing rules?

7

vocal ranges

Stay within the _______ of each voice

soprano and tenor range

C to G

alto and bass range

G to C

rule 2 - keep in mind the ______ of the voices

individual characters

contrapuntal motion

pertaining to counterpoint

disjunct

Motion moving by skips and leaps

conjunct

Motion moving by step

one thing the melody always has in mind....

an intended goal (normally the tonic)

disjunct

The bass is normally _____ in motion

melody, conjunct

The soprano is always the ______ and is normally ______ in motion

the two most frequent endings

The two most frequent endings

static

moving very little

static

The alto and tenor tend to have ____ motionstatic

etymology of "tenor

tenere," to hold

rule 3 - _____ is the key to successful counterpoint

motion

contrary motion

When the voices are moving in opposite directions, often moves the melody in the opposite direction of the bass

oblique motion

When one voice remains on the same note, and the other moves in either direction

similar motion

when two voices move in the same direction but at different intervals

parallel motion

when two voices move in the same direction/interval, = BAD

contrary

Which type of motion should be featured most often?

Try not to confuse the listener - no ______ _____or _________ parts

crossed voices, overlapping parts

crossed voices

when the voices cross over each other

overlap

When one voice is higher than the other voice has been on the previous chord, the voices_____________

Don't _____the parts too far harmonically

space

soprano, alto; alto, tenor

The _____ and the _____ as well as the _______ and the _______ must be within an octave of each other

tenor/bass

It does not matter how far the ____ is from the ______

rule 6 - double the ___ first, the ____ second, and the ____ with a _____.

Double the ___ first, the ____ second, and the ____ with a _____.

root

First tone to double

second tone to double

fifth

third

Try not to double the

in minor chords

When might it be appropriate to double the third ?

tendency tone

Never double a.....

when one is in first inversion

A good reason to double the fifth

what's more important than doubling the root?

moving voices to the nearest chord members

rule 7 - keep in mind the 3 rules of _______

resolution

first rule of resolutions

if V goes to I or VI, then Ti resolves ________to _______

second rule of resolutions

if vii
/vii
7 OR V7 goes to I or VI, then Ti resolves to AND Fa resolves to

third rule of resolutions

if you have a seventh chord of any kind, then the seventh of the chord resolves _________________or ___________________________