Fifths

Direct fifths
What is a direct 5th?What is hidden 5th?Are contrary fifths okay?What is a direct 5th?So-called hidden consecutives, also called direct or covered oct...
Is it wrong to have two voices move from a perfect fifth to a perfect octave?
In short, these are perfect fifths or octaves that are approached by similar motion between two voices. But there are wildly varying rules for situati...
Parallel fifths and power chords
Power chords are a key element of many styles of rock[1] and especially in heavy metal, and punk rock. "Parallel fifths" refers to movement - a single...
How would you go about writing a a chord progression properly using the circle of fifths in the phrygian mode?
How do you write a circle of fifths progression?How do you use the circle of fifths in jazz?How do you use the circle of fifths in composition?How do ...
Parallel Fifths in Pachelbel's Canon in D?
Is Pachelbel's Canon the same as Canon in D?Are parallel diminished fifths allowed?What is parallel fifths in voice?What period is Canon in D?Is Pache...
Unacceptable unequal 5ths
What is an unequal fifth?Are unequal fifths allowed?Are parallel 5ths allowed?What are hidden parallel fifths?What is an unequal fifth?Unequal fifths ...
Parallel fourths in music
In music, consecutive fifths, or parallel fifths, are progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth b...
Consecutive 5ths by contrary motion
Situations other than consecutive fifths create contrasting melodic lines, melodies that are different from each other. Consecutive fifths by contrary...
Direct octaves and fifths
So-called hidden consecutives, also called direct or covered octaves or fifths, occur when two independent parts approach a single perfect fifth or oc...