OSU Course Info
Ohio State University
School of Music



Music 829E: Harmony & Voice-Leading

Quiz #3

  1. What three questions is Huron (2001) interested in answering?








  2. What six principals form the core of Huron's outline of voice-leading?













  3. Instead of minimizing sensory dissonance, what concept does Huron propose instead?





  4. What "rule" of melodic construction does Huron claim follows from Fitts' Law?








  5. In comparison to "polyphonic" voice-leading, why does Huron think that "homophonic" part-writing requires a special explanation?
















  6. Huron notes that the segregation of the various parts would be better if the instruments/voices were physically separated in space. What explanation does Huron offer for why composers tend not to disperse instruments in different locations?