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1:1 Counterpoint written so that each note in one voice is paired with a single note in the other voice, using only consonant intervals; strict species counterpoint 2:1 Counterpoint written so that one voice has two notes for every single note in the other voice. Permits consonances and passing tones, according to strict rules of voice-leading; in eighteenth-century style, also allows neighbor tones; second species chordal skip A melodic embellishment made by skipping from one chord member to another conjunct Melodic motion by step consonant skip Another term for chordal skip contrary motion Contrapuntal, or voice-leading, motion in which two voices move in opposite directions. counterpoint A musical texture that sets two or more lines of music together so that the independent lines together create acceptable harmony; or harmonies set one after another so that the individual voices sound good. disjunct Melodic motion by step or leap first species 1:1 leap A melodic interval larger than a fourth neighbor tone An embellishment that decorates a melody pitch by moving to a pitch a step above or below it, then returning to the original pitch. Neighbor tones are approached and left by step, in opposite directions. note-against-note 1:1 oblique motion Contrapuntal, or voice-leading, motion in which one part repeats the same pitch while the other moves by leap, skip, or step. parallel motion Contrapuntal, or voice-leading, motion in which both parts move in the same direction by the same generic interval. passing tone A melodic embellishment that fills in the space between chord members by stepwise motion. It is approached by step and left by step in the same direction. second species 2:1 similar motion Contrapuntal, or voice-leading, motion in which both parts move in the same direction, but not by the same generic interval skip A melodic interval of a third or fourth. step A melodic interval of a half or whole step.