Just a little chorale. But what happens when you split the [S] out as a lead, the [B] out as a bass, and make the inner voices a comping instrument?

Cute.

Starting from the part-writing rules of the Common Practice Period, I added N.C.T.s to minimize the presence of the leading tone (not entirely), then to add as many 7ths as I could (not many), then include as many 4-3 suspensions as I could. Here's what you get.

Just a little chorale. But what happens when you split the [S] out as a lead, the [B] out as a bass, and make the inner voices a comping instrument? Cute. Starting from the part-writing rules of the Common Practice Period, I added N.C.T.s to minimize the presence of the leading tone (not entirely), then to add as many 7ths as I could (not many), then include as many 4-3 suspensions as I could. Here's what you get.

Allergic to Leading Tones

Vocalist, composer, and improviser on a mission to use music to bring joy, hope, and mirth to people's lives, as well as relief from sorrow and despair.

Use whatever you've got to do the same.

Vocalist, composer, and improviser on a mission to use music to bring joy, hope, and mirth to people's lives, as well as relief from sorrow and despair. Use whatever you've got to do the same.

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