Even More About Counterpoint
Even More About CounterpointParticularly 2nd & 3rd Species While the First Species counterpoint maps notes in a one-to-one relationship, the 2nd and 3rd species counterpoints divide a measure into 2
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Even More About CounterpointParticularly 2nd & 3rd Species While the First Species counterpoint maps notes in a one-to-one relationship, the 2nd and 3rd species counterpoints divide a measure into 2
In the last post, we covered the foundation of counterpoint – the Cantus Firmus. In this week’s post, we will cover the rules of First Species Counterpoint! Types of Movement
Counterpoint occurs when 2 or more different melodic lines are combined to form harmonies or when individual voices in a succession of harmonies make good melodic lines. The Counterpoint Treatise
Seventh chords were covered in the last lesson, but for anyone who’s just reading this post with no context, seventh chords include a third above a triad. In the root
Seventh chords extend thirds above triads, so the root, third, fifth, and seventh are all used. A world of sonic possibilities is revealed when you add another interval to the
Figured Bass Figured bass originated in the Baroque period. In Baroque scores the bass was notated and the upper voices of the bass were improvised based on symbols written below
Triads consist of three note sequences of diatonic tones from a given scale. Triads can start on any note, but they always include the 3rd and 5th in relation to
So far on the blog we have looked at the building blocks of music: We know that music is a combination of sound and silence of varying pitches and durations
My understanding of Modes is they are the usage of keys when the sound doesn’t fit within the normal range of Major or Minor varieties, but the modes do contain
In the last post, we saw how to create Chromatic and Diatonic Scales, but we only discussed major diatonic scales. Minor scales are closely related to the Major scales and