Guidelines for melody (individual voices)

##1-5 come from Fux, Gradus ad Parnassum. The others are Gauldin's.

1. no augmented, diminished, or chromatic intervals.

2, no intervals larger than P5. Exceptions: P8, ascending m6

3. stay in vocal register

4. avoid more than one 1 skip in same direction (exceptions: see 9 below)

5. avoid uncorrected skips larger than a third

6. ascending leaps to B-natural are rare --page 17

7. generally stepwise motion --17

8. leap at top or bottom of line, not the middle --18

9. exceptions to #4: see Ex. 2-3 on p. 18

10. avoid repeated notes, three or more Ex. 2-4

11. avoid sequences, three or more Ex. 2-4

12. avoid outlining the augmented 4th; the d5 is okay Ex. 2-5

13. isolate highest and lowest pitches (don't repeat too often; shape lines to emphasize them) --19

14. avoid too frequent return to one pitch --19

15. large values (greater than whole note) on strong beats only --21

16. rests on strong beats only --21

17. begin with whole note or larger --21

18. changing meter effect from text accents (accented syllables have longer notes) --22-23

19. rhythmic acceleration as a way of shaping phrase --23

20. cadence formulas -- 24