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With practice, adding non-harmonic tones (NHT’s) to part-writing examples will come naturally. Until then, here are some tips that can help. Look for the melodic interval of a third in a single voice. This interval can usually be filled with a passing tone (accented or unaccented). Repeated melodic notes can have neighbor tones inserted between…

All material is from Chapter 7 of the Gauldin. Read this chapter. Embellishing Tones Essential tones in a melody (or any voice) are always chord tones, but not all chord tones are essential. Non-essential tones are referred to as embellishing tones. Embellishing tones provide rhythmic motion and added melodic figuration. If embellishing tones are chord tones, you…

Chord Spacing Spacing of chord tones applies to the interval distance between the soprano and tenor. Close structure (C): less than one octave between soprano and tenor. In close chord structure, upper voices (S-A-T) will not skip any chord tones from voice to voice. Open structure (O): more than one octave between soprano and tenor.…

Musical Texture is the interaction between separate voice parts in music. We define three basic categories of musical texture: monophonic, homophonic, and contrapuntal. Monophonic textures are the least used in common practice ensemble music. To be monophonic, a texture must be comprised of either a single voice, multiple voices playing in unison, or multiple voices…

Some basic tips for doing a reductive melodic analysis: The basic principle underlying reductive analysis of melodies is that step-wise motion provides a structural framework for almost all common practice tonal melodies. Reductive analysis seeks to illustrate this step-wise framework that connects the beginning of a melodic phrase with its melodic cadence. To begin a…

In addition to meeting with me and/or Grace, we have a graduate assistant available for tutoring. You can email him to set up a meeting time. Dan French (bsu: dwfrench)

I’ve placed a pdf of the answers to the interval worksheet I handed out in class on Friday in my iLocker account. iLocker: ilocker.bsu.edu/users/kkothman/BSU_SHARED Navigate to the 111 folder, and the file is IntervalWS-1.pdf.

A musical interval is described by its quantity and its quality. Quantity describes the number of diatonic steps in the interval. When combined with the interval quality, an interval of a specific number of half-steps is described. Unisons, fourths, fifths, and octaves (1, 4, 5, and 8 ) qualities are: d – P – A…

Concepts, Terms to know about Pitch: Pitch: the relative highness or lowness of sounds. Pitch Register: c4 = middle C on the keyboard. Numbers increase going up octaves. Pitch Class: any C (or other pitch), in any register. Diatonic Pitch Collection = the natural, or white-key collection of pitches. Enharmonic spellings: (we didn’t go over…