Counterpoint
Counterpoint for Kids: Teaching Two Melodies at Once
Children can learn counterpoint, the art of writing two melodies that sound good together, as early as six. A simple, playful way to teach it at home, step by step.
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Reflections on composition, teaching, and the craft of music
Children can learn counterpoint, the art of writing two melodies that sound good together, as early as six. A simple, playful way to teach it at home, step by step.
Counterpoint is the art of combining independent melodies so they sound good together. A plain explanation of what it is, how it works, and where you hear it.
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What species counterpoint is, the five species and their rules, and why composers have learned to write music this way since Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum in 1725.
Counterpoint is the art of writing two or more independent melodic lines that work together. Every major composer from Haydn to Hindemith studied Fux's method of species counterpoint, and the reason is simple: it is the most direct way to train the ear.