Advanced Baroque Counterpoint in Two Parts

SDC3 · Harmony & counterpoint · 7 lessons

Course duration
1 month (3 hours)

SDC

Course code
SDC3

Course fee
£39/mo. or £399/yr.
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 ARCO ATCL. Anthony studied music at Trinity Laban, then at the University of Cambridge. In 2013, he qualified as an Associate of the Royal College of Organists winning three prizes for high achievement. Anthony has recorded for Classic FM and performed live on BBC Radio 4.
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