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I'm reading Harmony in Context by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint"Introduction to Species Counterpoint chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My

My question is what is small and large for a leap?

I'm reading Harmony in Context by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint" chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My question is what is small and large for a leap?

I'm reading Harmony in Context by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his Introduction to Species Counterpoint chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps].

My question is what is small and large for a leap?

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I'm reading [i]Harmony in Context[/i]Harmony in Context by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint" chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My question is what is small and large for a leap?

I'm reading [i]Harmony in Context[/i] by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint" chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My question is what is small and large for a leap?

I'm reading Harmony in Context by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint" chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My question is what is small and large for a leap?

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leaps: small vs. large (learning counterpoint)

I'm reading [i]Harmony in Context[/i] by Roig-Francoli as a first theory text to teach myself composition. In his "Introduction to Species Counterpoint" chapter, he mentions that the melody should consist of steps and small leaps, with large leaps rare and with special rules regarding them [large leaps]. My question is what is small and large for a leap?