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September 9 and 11 -- Bring your Burkhart Anthologies to class
     Read Chapter 2 thoroughly -- concentrate on pp. 49-61 over the weekend.

    Drill 2 is due Monday, September 14

Read Chapter 3 for Wednesday, 9/16

Figured Bass Symbology:

-- A single accidental refers to the third above the bass.
-- An accidental next to a number raises or lowers the indicated pitch by a half step.
-- A slash through a number or + next to a number raises the indicated pitch by a half step.
-- A dash between two numbers (7-6)  means that a single voice moves from the first interval to the second.

 

A possible realization of Exercise 9b, p.63:

Invention on C -- from Wednesday's class, Sept. 16

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