Music/Piano Help

Ok... If you are trying to get your ARCT or theory/harmony/counterpoint ...etc done. You`ve come to the right place. Doing all these things can be stressful, so I decided to help. Every Week(I'll try) I will post something Music related to help you on your tests/practicing.

Week 1: Advanced Harmony: Melody Writing
Ok... Melody Writing is probably the thing on the exam worth the most marks. Here are some tips:

2 Voice:

• If the key at the beginning is Major then, in the middle it should modulate to the dominant major.
• If the key at the beginning is minor, then it should modulate to the relative major
•  The first line and third line end with imperfect cadences, and the second and last line end with perfect
• Don't forget your freezing line
• (4 voice too) leading note goes to tonic or down 2 steps.
• (4 voice too) All 7 chords prepared and resolved(go down one)
• (4 voice too)raise the leading in minor key
• Notes(top and bottom) if put together as close as possible has to be a 3rd/6th
• Pivot note flat second,flat six...etc
• (4 voice too) Use lots of V4/2 -I6
• Don't forget to give chords symbols for each chord(Root Quality is important for eg:Minor Key: ii*4/2 instead of II*4/2)

*Half Diminished