Composing three parts beneath a melody: voicing, voice-leading, extensions and non-chord notes

What this note covers

1. The task, the bullet points and how the SAAs read them
2. Chord spelling and voicing: get the vertical right first
3. Voice-leading: making each part a line, not a column
4. Chord extensions: where to add them and how to show them
5. Non-chord notes in every part, including the bass
6. Worked example: three parts beneath an original melody
7. Process under time pressure and adding musical interest

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes