Voice Leading Flashcards
chord progression
A series of chords that move to the next chord
voice leading
how notes and intervals of each chord lead to the next
The three upper voices should move with (degree of size) intervals
Small, move in unisons, steps, or thirds. Occasionally a sixth.
Chord skips
Within chords that repeat/sustain, large melodic skips are okay.
Bass can leap wherever it wants, but
should be less than a seventh/octave
No {—–} intervals. Ever.
augmented
Ascending melody approaching a leading tone shouldn’t be more than a :
third. Too strident, apparently?
MOTION
Contrary —
Oblique —-
A. one voice moves up and other moves down
B. One voice remains while other moves
MOTION
Parallel —
Stationary —
Similar —
A. Two voices move same direction AND distance
B. unison
C. voice move in same direction, DIFFERENT distances.
You can’t move a
A. Dimished 5th to a perfect 5th
B. Perfect 5th to a dim 5th
A. Dim —> perf
Leading tone in an outer voice when tonic appears in the next chord MUST resolve
Chordal Sevenths
Dissonant tones (7) tend to resolve down, unless repeated
Approaching Perfect Intervals in Similar Motion
Avoid approaching 5/8 by outer voices unless the soprano voice moves by step.
Octave should not be approached in Similar Motion from 7/2
