Advanced Baroque Counterpoint in Two Parts

SDC3 · Harmony & counterpoint · 7 lessons

Course duration
1 month (3 hours)

SDC

Course code
SDC3

Course fee
£9.99/mo.
The course level is: advanced.

Course description

Counterpoint is the combination of two or more melodically independent but harmonically interdependent lines. This course is dedicated to two-part counterpoint, covering adding a bass line to a given melody, or a melody to a given bass line.

Lessons

This course contains 7 lessons. It is estimated that the total time to complete this course is 1 month at 3 hours per week.
1.   Introduction to the course
2.   Adding a bass line to a melody: stage 1
3.   Adding a bass line to a melody: stage 2
4.   Adding a melody to a bass line: stage 1
5.   Adding a melody to a bass line: stage 2
6.   Two-part invertible counterpoint
7.   Two-part contrapuntal imitation

Skills and certificates gained

Two-part counterpoint
Creating a melody
Polyphony

Entry requirements

A knowledge of intermediate harmony and music theory is a prerequisite for this course.

Instructor

Your instructor for this course is Anthony Daly, Founder @ Strybo Digital. Prior to starting Strybo Digital in 2024, Anthony studied music at Trinity Laban and the University of Cambridge.
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