Unit 12 · Melody and voice leading · Lesson 2 of 4
Kinds of
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Named by how they move
- : steps between two tones in one direction.
- : steps away and back.
- Appoggiatura: leaps in, then steps the other way.
- Escape tone: steps out, then leaps back.
- : a held over a change, then resolving down.
- Anticipation: arrives early on a of the next .