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Part Writing Root Position and 1st inversion

11/16/2015

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This week in AP Music Theory:
1.  MHSAMTh.1  Sight Singing   Next Test:  Friday, November 20th.  
Excerpts are
Prepared:  #41 thru #43 ​
Unprepared:  Mostly Conjunct motion, Diatonic Triad Leaps and Major Keys

NEXT TEST:  Thursday, November 19th.  Part-writing in Root Position and 1st Inversion.
Chapters 5 and 6.

2.  Homework:   MHSAMTh.4 and MHSAMTh.8b  Compositional and arranging based worksheets out of the Kostka and Payne Workbook.  Adding Tenor and Alto parts to a 40-voice texture in the style of the common practice period.  

​3.  New Skill Concepts below:


Doubling Rules:
​     In Root Position:  Double the root (the bass)
     In First Inversion:  Double anything BUT the leading tone
     In Second Inversion:  Double the fifth  (the bass)
     For final triad:  You may Triple the root and have one third (omit the 5th)

7th Chords:
     In Root Position:  You may double the root and omit the 5th.
     In any other inversion:  All chord tones must be present.

Part-Writing Rules:
1.  No Parallel P5, P8, or P1
2.  Avoid Direct 5ths, 8ves, and Unisons
3.  Observe all spacing rules:  No more than an octave between adjacent upper voices
4.  Avoid Voice Crossing and Voice Overlap
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