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                4th and 5th  Species Counterpoints              Well, What is the 4th Species Counterpoint?  Fourth Species Counterpoint is a piece of music with a  Melody Line called a Counterpoint and a bass line called a Cantus furmus . The main difference from other counterpoints is its main feature is the fact that it is built with Suspensions of dissonances. And What is a Dissonance? A Dissonance is when 2 notes clash in sound like they were not really meant to be played together . The opposite would be called Consonance. That is when the notes sound Harmonious or Good when played together.  Now, To write a suspension you must have a  :              1. Consonant interval     flowed by a               2. Dissonant interval      on the Down Beat, followed by a      ...

          2nd and 3rd Species Counterpoint                                           What is that ?        ........ 2nd Species Counterpoint  is a composition which requires two counterpoint notes to one Cantus firmus note , This method allows consonant harmony on the strong beat and disonance on the weak ones , it may be accomplished by step wise motion               Octaves may be approached by Oblique motions   ( That is when the bottom notes repeat and the top notes move).                  Me playing my second Species Counterpoint to a given  composition :        *****************************************       th THIRD SPECIES COUNTERPOINT What is that?        ........ 3rd Species Co...

  Spring  2021 Lesson 1          First Species Counterpoint  Lesson 1   Counterpoint involves a melody written against an existing  one  .The existing melody is called  Cantus Firmus       A Cantus Furmus  I Composed                                                                  Me Playing  My Composed Counterpoint with a given Cantus Furmus           Against  this type of Melody a counterpoint is written .