A Complete Guide to Writing Four-Part Harmony (Counterpoint)

This is the second video in my four-part series on four-part harmony (also called four-voice counterpoint). If you've ever tried to study species (Palestrina) counterpoint and found it too slow and painful, well, you might like this video! My goal is to teach you not only the process and rules of Bach counterpoint (four-part chorale harmonization), but also tell you the reasons why I think those rules exist, and hopefully have a bit of fun with it! There are several places in the video where I will invite you to try some examples on your own. Hopefully by the end of the video, you will have a good grasp of the principles of writing four-part Bach-style counterpoint. Of course, you'll still have to practice it a bunch to get good at it -- which is why I'll be working through a full example in part 3! And in case you're wondering, yes, I've published a score video to the aria too:    • Ontological Aria: And the Choir Will Be Gl...   Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:48 Process 0:11:18 Rules for Single Chords 0:37:33 Rules for Voice Leading 1:02:55 Rules for Lines 1:12:00 Exercises 1:20:18 Aria (and Conclusion)