[Smt-talk] Smt-talk Digest, Vol 60, Issue 6

[Slottow, Stephen]

This looks 1st species dissonant counterpoint, a la Charles Seeger.

-sps

Stephen Slottow
Associate Professor of Music Theory
University of North Texas






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>Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:00:21 -0800 (PST)
>From: Victor grauer <victorag at verizon.net>
>To: smt-talk smt <smt-talk at societymusictheory.org>
>Subject: Re: [Smt-talk] Gradus ab Parnasu
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>Well you've certainly managed to confuse me. What rules did you have in
>mind? And from what planet?
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>On Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:07 AM, Stephen Soderberg
><hyperchord at me.com> wrote:
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>A private student submitted the attached 1st species exercise to me last
>week. He certainly didn't break any rules, but I'm tempted to grade him
>down because my ear tells me there is too much contrary motion. Still I
>don't want to confuse him. I'm tutoring him & he will be starting college
>next year. He wants to major in theory. Can anyone give me some advice?
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>Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:49:44 -0500
>From: Walter Everett <weverett at umich.edu>
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>Subject: Re: [Smt-talk] Gradus ab Parnasu
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>Hmmm.  I might ask the student if he'd considered using an F-double-flat
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>m. 4.  I hope that helps.  best, walt everett
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>On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Stephen Soderberg
><hyperchord at me.com>wrote:
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>> A private student submitted the attached 1st species exercise to me last
>> week. He certainly didn't break any rules, but I'm tempted to grade him
>> down because my ear tells me there is too much contrary motion.[image:
>> cntrpt.png] Still I don't want to confuse him. I'm tutoring him & he
>>will
>> be starting college next year. He wants to major in theory. Can anyone
>>give
>> me some advice?
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>> Thanks,
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>> Stephen Soderberg
>> Music Division
>> Library of Congress
>> (retired)
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