Part-Writing

For computer assisted learning experiences with 4-voice chorale style voice-leading, the only software I know of at this point is Counterpointer by Ars Nova. The following worksheets provide students with some instruction and practice. They correlate with the textbook we currently use which is The Musician's Guide Series, by Clendinning, et al.

Chapter 11 - Chorale Style Voicing

• Part-writing #1 - Tonic and dominant only, voicing of chords only. | answers
• Part-writing #2 - Harmonizing with tonic and dominant
• Part-writing #3 - Resolving V chords
• Part-writing #4 - Resolving V7 chords

Chapter 12 - Basic Phrase Model

• Part-writing #5 - 1st inversion, tonic and dominant
• Part-writing #6 - more 1st inversion, tonic and dominant
• Part-writing #7 - Basic phrase model

Chapter 13 - Embellishing Tones

• TUTORIAL - a very basic approach to identifying non-harmonic tones.
• Embellishing tones #1 - learn to identify the most common ones.
• Embellishing tones #2 - learn how to embellish common melodic patterns with the standard embellishing tones.

Chapter 14 - Chorale Harmonization

• Figured bass #1 - includes illustrations of all figured bass varieties and some exercises on building chords from figured bass.

Chapter 15 - Expanding the Basic Phrase

• Chapter 15 #1 - writing and identifying viio, V6/4, etc.
• TUTORIAL - 6/4 chords
• Chapter 15 #3 - cadential 6/4 chord with instruction and exercises
• Chapter 15 #4 - other 6/4 chord patterns

Chapter 16 - Further Expansions of the Phrase

• TUTORIAL - analyzing Bach chorales with modulations. Not everyone will agree with the analysis. If it increases your understanding in some way, however, then it is a worthwhile process.
• Worksheets coming soon (maybe.....)

Chapter 17 - Interaction of Melody and Harmony

• coming soon (maybe.....)

Chapter 18 - Sequences

• coming soon (maybe.....)

Chapter 19 - Applied (Secondary) Dominants

• coming soon (maybe.....)