4 part harmony rules

The best note to double is

• the root note of the triad

• the third of the triad

• the 5th of the triad

4 part harmony is:

• assigning notes of a triad to Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass voices

• play one note in the LH, and 3 in the RH

• playing arpeggios

• playing scales

When spacing the notes between the Soprano, Alto and Tenor, you should never

• create more than an octave between to successive voices

• leave out the third of the triad

• overlap vocal lines

• write outside the vocal ranges

When harmonising chord V in a minor key, you must always:

• raise the Leading Tone

• leave out the 3rd

• use scale degrees 2, 4, and 6

Chord iv of a minor key is

• Minor

• Major

Chord V of a minor key is:

• Major

• Minor

The 3rd of V in a minor key must always

• be raised

• be a semitone from the tonic

• reslove to the tonic note if it is written in the soprano line

How do you find the home key of V?

• Go down a P5 from the bass note

• Go up a semitone from the 3rd of the chord

• Go down a tone from the 5th of the chord