Online checker for 4-Part /Chorale Writing

[AndrewMartinMusic]

Hey Everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any online program/webapp that you can input 4 part writing into and it will check for mistakes like parallel 5ths, doubling errors, et al? I've been looking but I haven't found anything and I'm thinking that there must be something out there.

Thanks!!

 

[stevel]

No offense, but if you learn how to do it correctly, you won't have this problem.

Peace,
Steve

 

[guitarjazz]

The checker is called 'a piano'. I wish I had used it more rather than just following rules like a math problem. Have you ever seen the Herman Keller book?

 

[chronowarp]

Ill personally review all your chorales for free, just PM them to me.

 

[heavypick]

No offense, but if you learn how to do it correctly, you won't have this problem.

Peace,
Steve

Cool. I've never really had too hard of a time with four-part writing but I learned a lot from doing it back in the day, and it's given me a hyper-awareness of voice leading in everything that I do that carries over to this day.

A lot of elementary theory classes spend plenty of time on four-part writing so if it were that easy for everyone to magically just learn to do it correctly, I don't think there would be a need for the classes.

 

[AndrewMartinMusic]

I agree that the goal is learning how to compose flawless part-writing technique. Surely you can imagine how a program that points out your mistakes could be a very valuable learning tool. I studied counterpoint in high school and learned it once upon a time by doing assignments, having them checked by a teacher, and learning from and correcting my mistakes. I am now 32 years old, and my technique is pretty dang rusty. Since I can't go back to my high school music theory teacher, I was hoping I could use modern technology to learn!!

I'm not sure if the poster who responded with "the piano" was merely trying to be snarky or if it was a serious answer (I'll give you the benefit of the doubt), but to respond; I don't exclusively listen to music from the common practice era, so I can't say that I am always going to hear a hidden fifth or a double 3rd in a voicing. These types of things wouldn't be out of place in any other era/genre/geography of music, many of which I listen to.

 

[harmonicator]

I thought Sibelius had a function that highlighted parallel 5th/octaves, crossed voices, etc. If you compose using that program, you can scan it when you're done and they show up.

 

[guitarjazz]

I was serious. Get the Keller Thorough-Bass Method and play through it.

 

[magpie74]

Finale has a plug-in that finds parallel motion. I don't think it came with my copy of Finale 2002, but I just tried it on Finale 2009, which is what I use now, and it seems to work great. I imagine it comes with the current version, as well.