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This AP Music Theory study guide covers harmony and voice leading in four-part writing (SATB) during the Common Practice Period. Key topics include: types of voice motion, 18th-century voice leading rules (avoiding parallel fifths/octaves, resolving leading tones), SATB doubling rules, harmonic progressions, functional harmony (tonic, dominant), cadence types (PAC, IAC, HC, DC, PC), and voice leading with seventh chords and inversions. The guide also provides practice questions and exam tips focusing on these concepts.
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Question 1 of 12
In 🎶 four-part writing, if two voices move in the same direction by the same interval, what type of motion is it?
Similar motion
Parallel motion
Oblique motion
Contrary motion