MT Counterpoint 2nd Species

Note type

Half (last measure MUST be whole note, 2nd-to-last measure MAY be whole note)

Repeated or tied notes?

No

Starting interval

P5 or P8

Ending intervals

2nd to last MUST be scale degree 7, last MUST be an octav

Strategy for 2nd species

Write a first species with half notes, then fill in

What MAY occur in the first two beats of the first measure?

A half rest

What scale degree, aside from the 7th, MAY you have to raise in minor to avoid a melodic augmented 2nd?

6th

What MUST the 1st half of every measure be?

Consonant

What MAY the 2nd half of every measure be?

Dissonant

Should a dissonant interval be surrounded by leaps or steps?

Steps

What MAY consonant intervals be surrounded by?

Leaps

How should unisons be approached and left?

Approached by leap, left by step

When can unisons occur?

Second half of the measure

How many melodic high points?

1

Can leaps occur over two measures?

No

What must leaps be followed by?

Step-wise motion in the opposite direction

Can you have chromatic semitones?

No