Part Writing Checklist
Dr. B Music Theory

Orange

• Never double the leading tone.
• Resolve leading tone up to tonic if in outer voice (soprano and bass).
• Spacing.
• Resolve 7^th of chord down by step.

Yellow

• vii°7 must be used in first inversion only.
• 2^nd inversion triads must function as a neighbor, passing or cadential chord.
• Voice leading for 2^nd inversion triads i approach and resolve all voices by step or common tone (cadential approach may have leap).

Green

• No overlapping (not jump too much).
• No voice crossing.
• No melodic leap of an augmented interval.
• Double bass in second inversion triad.

Blue

• Double root of root position triad, except vi (VI) in deceptive resolution (vi - V).
• Consecutive 5^th by contrary motion.
• Consecutive 8^th by contrary motion.

White

• Voice range:
  S = C4 - G5
  A = G3 - D4
  T = C3 - G4
  B = E2 - C4
• Melodic leap of more than M6 in an upper voice.

Red

• Mispelled chord.
• Don't do parallel octaves.
• Don't do parallel fifths.
• Don't do parallel unisons.

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