1. CHAPTER 9 4-part voice leading
A. Triad inversion doubling rules
Root position chords – double the root
1st inversion chords – double the soprano (alt. bass), if diminished-dbl bass
2nd inversion chords – double the bass. Use only the 4 types of second inversion chords
B. Voice-leading ideas
Keep the common tone in same voice, move remaining to nearest chord tone.
Resolve the leading tone to tonic when in an outer voice.
C. Blasted rules!!
ALWAYS Avoid:
Melodic augmented intervals. Descending d5 allowed in bass on occasion
Parallel octaves, 5ths, or unisons
Doubling the leading tone
Spacing of more than an octave in upper three voices
Crossed voices
Try to Avoid:
Overlapping two voices
Hidden 5th or octave in outer voices
Unequal 5ths