Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 16, Lesson 3 of 12
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Week 3: Part-writing and realising a figured bass

Music theory, Weekly review, 10 minutes

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Finding the fault in a progression, then realising a figured bass in four parts.

This week's skills

The leading note (tenor) rises to the tonic

Check each skill of week 3; anything shaky, read the lessons again in Part-writing and figured bass, then come back.

The skills to check
  • The six pairs of voices to check for consecutive 5ths and octaves
  • The leading note rising to the tonic
  • Realising a figured bass: numerals first, then the voices

You try Four voices make how many pairs to check for consecutives?

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Six: soprano and alto, soprano and tenor, soprano and bass, alto and tenor, alto and bass, tenor and bass.

The rest of this lesson and its 6 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

Screen 1 of 2, free to read.

  • 6 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards