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What is the preferred motion in counterpoint?
Contrary/oblique motion.
What type of intervals should be avoided in counterpoint?
Tritones.
What types of intervals should counterpoint start and end on?
Perfect consonances (unison, octave, perfect fifth)
What type of motion is preferred in counterpoint?
Contrary and oblique motion
What interval should be avoided in counterpoint?
Tritones
What is the interval between C and E?
Major third
What is the interval between C and Eb?
Minor third
What is the interval between C and G?
Perfect fifth
What is the interval between C and F#?
Augmented fourth
What is the interval between C and Ab?
Minor sixth
What is the interval between C and B?
Major seventh
What is the interval between C and C#?
Augmented unison
What is the interval between C and D?
Major second
What is the interval between C and A?
Major sixth
What is the interval between C and Gb?
Diminished fifth