Counterpoint Flashcards
Consonance
3rds
5ths
6ths
8ves
Dissonance
2nds
4ths
7ths
Aug/dim
What happens at cadence points?
One line will go super tonic - tonic
The other will go leading note - tonic
How does it start?
Tonic - dom line above
Only tonic line below
What must you do after an octave leap?
Return within the register
What must you avoid?
Leaping 6ths, 7ths, anything more than an 8ve and aug/dim. Intervals
Parallels
No
Ledger lines?
No
What must you do in minor keys?
Only raise the leading note at the cadence so no rasied 7th!!!
Avoid false relations
First species 5 rules
1) no dissonance
2) vary motion aka no repeated notes
3) stepwise with a few 3rds and one 4th or 5th
4) vary intervals but avoid unison/8ves except at start/end
5) have a climax in middle aka highest/lowest notes
Second species 6 rules
1) Only dissonance = unaccented passing notes
2) First species = working basis
3) Start with minim rest and end with semibreve
4) Semibreve may be used in penultimate
5) Possibility of 8ve leap
6) melodic minor may be used approaching cadences
What note length is second species
Minims
Where is there and increased chance of parallels
Cadence
Third species dissonance
Passing and auxiliary notes
Third species Cambiata
Pattern using upper and lower auxiliary notes on succession
Third species hints
Use first and second species as a working basis
Start with crotchet rest and end with semi breve
Greater possibility of parallels
Avoid writing scales or triadic patterns
Include some leaps and a climax
Don’t forget about
The climax!
What to check for in minors?
Augmented and diminished
Don’t forget to
Climax
Fourth species 7 rules
1) suspension
2) second minim must be consonant
3) preparation - suspension - resolution
4) consonant skips only
5) no consecutive
6) can briefly go to 2nd species
7) start with minim rest and end in 2nd species
Fifth species 7 rules
1) 1-4th species
2) 2-3 bars of each but only 1st in last bar
3) change half way through a bar
4) stepwise quavers can be used for gap filling
5) aesthetic considerations important
6) melodic like and climax importance (bars7-9)
7) cadences first
Don’t jump on
Leading note
Tonic
