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Counterpoint

The art of writing strong melodies and elegantly layering them.
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Introduction to Counterpoint I created this google slides Document to give my students who are want to learn about how to write melodies.

Resources

You might find some of those resources helpful:

  • Harmonie I & II by Philippe Béland, University of Montreal, 2012
  • L’oeil qui entend, l’oreille qui voit, a theoretical model and tools for analyzing the tonal harmonic discourse from Bach to Wagner, by Luce Beaudet, University proffessor at the University of Montreal.
  • Voice Leading & Harmony by Edward Aldwell (Author), Carl Schachter (Author), Allen Cadwallader (Author)
  • Open Music Theory, an open source online music theory textbook y Kris Shaffer, Bryn Hughes, and Brian Moseley
  • Integrated Musicianship, an open source interactive online textbook for college level music courses (theory and aural skills) by Sean Butterfield and Miranda Wilson
  • MusicTheory.net, a resource with interactive exercises and tools to learn basic music theory.
  • Elementary Rudiments of Music, an exercise book for learning basic music theory by Barbara Wharram (book)