Section 1: Chapter 12 Voice Motion

Question 1

What is voice leading?

Answer 1

Arranging chord tones in a progression in order to create smoother transitions from one chord to the next is known as voice leading.

Question 2

What is relative motion?

Answer 2

The direction that two or more voices move as a series of chords change within a progression is known as Relative Motion.

Question 3

What is contrary motion?

Answer 3

Two voices moving in opposite directions.

Question 4

What is parallel motion?

Answer 4

Two voices moving in the same direction by the same interval, without regard for quality.

Question 5

What is similar motion?

Answer 5

Two voices moving in the same direction but by different intervals.

Question 6

What is oblique motion?

Answer 6

One voice moving up or down while the other remains the same.

Question 7

What is the most common choice for doubling chord tones?

Answer 7

The most common choice for doubling chord tones of root position triads is the root.

Question 8

What chord tone is the best option hen trying to o omit a chord tone?

Answer 8

Since the 3rd of the chord is used to establish chord quality, the best option when omitting a chord tone would be the 5th.

Question 9

What are the two voicing options when writing four part harmony?

Answer 9

Closed and open voicings

Question 10

What is open spacing?

Answer 10

One method is open spacing, which is a compound interval (greater than an octave). Alternatively, closed spacing is a simple interval (an octave or less).

Question 11

What is closed spacing?

Answer 11

closed spacing is a simple interval (an octave or less).

Question 12

What determines open and closed spacing?

Answer 12

This is determined by the distance between the Soprano and Tenor voices.

Question 13

What are parallel fifths and octaves?

Answer 13

Parallel fifths and octaves occur when two voices moves in the same direction, at the same interval of a fifth or an octave. When connecting parallel fifths, octaves are generally avoided.

Question 14

What do tendency tones do?

Answer 14

Tendency tones resolve in certain directions. These notes should resolve in the proper direction in as few steps as possible.

Question 15

What is a general rule about tendency tones?

Answer 15

The leading tone will always want to resolve up to the tonic when in the outer voicings. It is also a general rule to avoid doubling tendency tones.

Question 16

What is a general rule of voce leading?

Answer 16

When implying proper voice leading, a general rule for the movement of the upper three voices is to avoid any leaps greater than the interval of a third.

Question 17

What intervals are generally avoided in voice leading?

Answer 17

Augmented intervals,

7ths and leaps greater than an octave are also typically avoided.