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Try giving the voices some space. Use wider voicings, with the bass tending towards the lower end of its range and soprano tending towards the upper end of its range. When you do find voices crossing, go back a few beats or measures and look for alternative voicings which won't result in overlap.
- Is voice crossing OK?
- What should be avoided in Four Part Harmony?
- What is cross voicing?
- What are the basic rules of harmony?
Is voice crossing OK?
Though it is common in the repertoire, voice crossing is sometimes avoided in strict counterpoint pedagogical exercises, especially when involving few voices. ... Voice crossing is usually forbidden in pedagogical exercises in common practice chorale-style voice-leading, especially when involving an outer voice.
What should be avoided in Four Part Harmony?
As well as that, each voice should be easy to sing, meaning that large intervals within the same voice are to be avoided, instead favoring step-wise motion. Voices should also not overlap: the pitch sung by the alto should not be higher than that of the soprano, and so on for the other voices.
What is cross voicing?
Crossed voices — unacceptable (1-point error) Definition: Voicing in which the normal relative position of voices is violated, e.g., if the soprano is below the alto or the bass is above the tenor.
What are the basic rules of harmony?
Grade Six Music Theory - The Rules of Harmony
- 1a. NO consecutive 5ths. 1b. ...
- 2a. NO dissonant leaps (seventh, augmented or diminished intervals), choose small intervals. Leading note resolves to the tonic. ...
- 3a. Double the root or fifth in root position chords. ...
- 4a. Never overlap parts.
