Understanding Counterpoint
A comprehensive introduction to counterpoint by Elizabeth Colpitts
Understanding Counterpoint is a practical introduction to eighteenth century counterpoint. It may be used to help students prepare for the contrapuntal aspects of these Royal Conservatory of Music examinations: Level Nine Harmony, Level Ten Harmony and Counterpoint, ARCT Harmony and Counterpoint, ARCT Analysis, and Keyboard Harmony.
WHAT’S IN THE BOOK: notes to the teacher and a brief description of the contents of each chapter.
Purchase of the text also gives access to the EXTRAS section (password required) where you may download pdf files of updates, checklists and additional appendices.
The Understanding Counterpoint Overview: The Understanding Counterpoint Overview (download pdf file here) features extracts from each of the ten chapters and well as the complete Chapter One and Chapter Eight Reviews.
Answer Key: The answer key is intended for use by teachers and students engaged in self-directed study. Directions on how to download the Understanding Counterpoint answer key pdf files are included in the book.
Important note: The location of the Understanding Counterpoint Answer Key pdf page has changed since the last edition of the text. Please email the author if you need to download the Understanding Counterpoint answer key again.
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About the author: Elizabeth Colpitts has taught students at all levels of theory, history, piano and harpsichord for more than thirty years in Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Understanding Counterpoint ISBN 978-0-9867195-0-9