In this week’s Audio Premium content, Ryan Leach takes us for a detailed tour through the world of counterpoint.

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Counterpoint is one of the most rewarding and rich textures in music. Good counterpoint is beautiful, interesting and intellectually stimulating. The great composers throughout history, from Bach and Mozart, Debussy and Stravinsky, John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, all share the common trait of a mastery of counterpoint.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• What is Counterpoint?
• Voices
• Intervals
• Consonance vs. Dissonance
• Types of Motion
• Species Counterpoint
• Guidelines
• Independence Between Voices
• A Balance of the Three Types of Motion
• A Balance of Consonance and Dissonance
• A Balance of Intervals
• Avoid Parallel and Direct 5ths and 8ths
• Dissonances Should Resolve
• Outer Voices
• Conclusion

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