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DUE OCTOBER 21, 2014 NAME
Figured Bass Assignment Using Figured Bass and Roman Numeral analysis to generate melody and harmony. EXAMPLE: S tep 1: add R oman N umeral analysis. S tep 2: construct the chords indicated by the R oman N umerals in the matrix format in R O O T position. S tep 3: circle the B A S S note in each chord S tep 4: using notes from the chord matrix, write a melody that is mostly step-wise and which is in contrary motion to the bass line AT L E A S T 50% of the time . S tep 5. fill in the alto and tenor voices following the first set of part-writing rules (see hand-out). F or figured bass exercises inner parts should be as boring as possible.