John Paul Ito

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Counterpoint

Approaching Composition using Species Counterpoint:
Writing a Rounded Binary Form

  • Project overview
  • Step 1: Write a melody (Phrase 1)
  • Major example, sound
  • Minor example, sound
  • Step 2: Harmonize the melody (Phrase 1)
  • Major example, sound
  • Minor example, sound
  • Step 3: Complete the bass line (Phrase 1)
  • Major example, sound
  • Minor example, sound
  • Step 4: Version of melody to PAC in tonic (Phrase 4)
  • Major example, sound
  • Minor example, sound
  • Step 5: Complete the phase with PAC in tonic (Phrase 4)
  • Skeletal harmonization, major, sound
  • Skeletal harmonizatoin, minor, sound
  • Complete bass line, major, sound
  • Complete bass line, minor, sound
  • Step 6: Version of melody to PAC in contrasting key (Phrase 2)
  • Major example, sound
  • Minor example, sound
  • Step 7: Complete the phrase with PAC in contrasting key (Phrase 2)
  • Major example, sound
  • Skeletal harmonization, minor, sound
  • Complete bass line, minor, sound
  • Step 8: Write the contrasting section (Phrase 3)
  • Major example, sound
  • Skeletal harmonization, minor, sound
  • Complete bass line, minor, sound
  • Step 9: Assemble the Piece

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