Dr. Sebastian Anthony Birch

 

 

Voice Leading of the V chord

 

General rule: ti goes to do!

 

 

ti

do 

 

 sol

sol

 

 re

mi/e

Bass

sol

do

 

V

I/i

 

This is an exception to the ti-do rule - RE-DO MUST be in the soprano and ti-sol in either the tenor or the alto

 

Soprano

re

do

 

 ti

sol

 

sol 

mi/e

Bass

 sol

do

 

V

I/i

V-VI/vi Deceptive Cadence - The third is doubled in the VI/vi chord

 

 sol

 mi/me

 

 re

 do

 

 ti

do 

Bass

sol

la/le

 

V

vi/VI

 

  
Email: sbirch@kent.edu