Talk:Voice leading

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[edit] Counterpoint

Sgmanohar 20:05, 7 August 2005 (UTC)should this stuff be better integrated with the material on Counterpoint?

Does the idea of voice leading have much application outside of counterpoint? I think not. I also think the material on auditory streams deserves a separate article; one which amplifies the streaming laws mentioned in passing, and that the Voice leading and Auditory stream articles should reference each other using See also: links. yoyo 03:12, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
Are you requesting an expansion of auditory stream information, or are you saying that the merging of the two stubs was inappropriate? Hyacinth 01:52, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Definitions

  • "The term 'voice leading' refers to the way in which individual voices move from chord to chord. The best voice leading occurs when all individual voices move smoothly. You can achieve this by moving between chords using the same note or moving up or down by a step in the inner voices of the chord, whenever possible....Chords are voice led..."
    • Thomas, John (2002). Voice Leading for Guitar: Moving Through the Changes, p.3. ISBN 0634016555.

Hyacinth 08:42, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Continuity vs relationship

Any reason that "relationship" is preferrable to "continuity" in the lead? Hyacinth 01:52, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Examples

This page could really benefit from notated examples, even if they are very simplistic. Matt.kaner 21:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vertical and horizontal

The intro paragraph uses "vertical" and "horizontal" without defining them. Anyone know what is meant by this? --P3d0 (talk) 01:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I'd love to define them, but I lack the software for producing musical example—the obvious way of doing this. Anyone got suggestions? I'm not buying software for the purpose (I used to own Finale). Mac OSX. Tony (talk) 02:02, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
vertical and horizontal refer to the printed musical score. So, "vertical" refers to the sequence of notes played simultaneously, i.e. harmony, while "horizontal" refers to sequences of notes in time, i.e. melodies.--Todd (talk) 16:52, 31 May 2008 (UTC)