Voice Leading – Which Note Next?

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Voice Leading – Which Note Next?

Voice Leading Guidelines

  • If your tune leaps up, it should then normally move down (and vice versa).
  • Sometimes it will also sound ok if you continue in the same direction, but by step.
  • The thing to avoid is more than two leaps in the same direction (unless all the notes belong to the same chord)

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According to the guidelines for good voice-leading, which one of these is a poor choice to continue this melody?

 

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According to the guidelines for good voice-leading, which one of these is a poor choice to continue this melody?

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According to the guidelines for good voice-leading, which one of these is a poor choice to continue this melody?

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According to the guidelines for good voice-leading, which one of these is a poor choice to continue this melody?

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According to the guidelines for good voice-leading, which one of these is a poor choice to continue this melody?