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Writing Rules or Writing Rocks! (brief part writing guidelines) |
Theory Things William Wieland | ||||||||
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Correct Chord (5th sometimes omitted) Sonorous Spacing — Octave or Less between S/A and A/T | |||||||||
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Soprano — Lyrical Melody (mostly stepwise) on the treble staff (avoid ledger lines) Alto — Nearest Note (often the same tone) between soprano and tenor (can go below middle C) Tenor — Nearest Note (often the same tone) between alto and bass (can go above middle C) Bass — Articulates the harmony (often leaps) on the bass staff (avoid ledger lines) | |||||||||
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NO Perfect Parallels or parallel dissonances (P4 is the exception) In authentic and deceptive cadences, resolve scale degree 7 to 8 and scale degree 4 to 3. Resolve chord 7ths down by step. | |||||||||
| Do NOT double active tones, i.e. the leading tone, altered tones or 7ths of 7th chords. | |||||||||
| Use second inversion triads sparingly — only 4 types are allowed. | |||||||||
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Part Writing Tips More Voice-Leading Guidelines (for the fastidious) Humor (or Wisdom) Grading Rubric | |||||||||