Voice leading
Connecting chords by moving each voice smoothly; avoiding parallel fifths and octaves.
- Category
- Counterpoint and texture
- First taught in
- 8.1 Balance three independent lines
- Theory cards
- Four-part voice leading (Level 8)
- Following a voice exchange (Level 8)
In the lessons
6 lessons and 6 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | Balance three independent linesSinfonia No. 1 in C major, BWV 787, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 8.2 | Harmonise a chorale phraseFigurierter Choral (Figured Chorale), Op. 68 No. 42, Robert Schumann |
| 8.3 | Realise a numbered bassInvention No. 15 in B minor, BWV 786, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 8.8 | Shape the bass and inner voicesSinfonia No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 9.2 | Leave space in a chord voicingJazz Blues Shells, written for the Method |
| D.12 | Carry inner connections into a complete performanceIntermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2, Johannes Brahms |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | The Mixolydian seventh |
| 8.8 | Through V of V |
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