First Published: 2022 December 28
What a coincidence, apparently I need one week to do each counterpoint, at least so far. Anyways, time to move on from second species counterpoint to third species.
As a reminder, the rules are:
Consonant downbeats1, with preference to imperfect consonances2
No note to note parallel perfect unisons3
No hidden (parallel) perfect intervals4
Offbeat disonances must be approached and left stepwise5
Four notes written per note in the cantus firmus
Generally prioritize small skips and step-wise movement, with octave as the exception
Shockingly, third species did not feel significantly harder. On a first pass, I only made my “fourths are consonant” mistake once, and the revision I did focused more on having a meaningful melody, which was nice to be able to have. I am excited to see if this helps me with composing next week.