18th-century voice leading conventions refer to specific rules and guidelines followed during this time period regarding how individual melodic lines move in relation to each other, creating smooth and harmonically pleasing progressions.
Imagine you're playing soccer with your friends, but instead of everyone running around chaotically, you all follow specific rules on how to pass the ball smoothly between each other. This ensures that your game flows well and looks impressive.
Parallel Motion: When two or more voices move in the same direction maintaining an intervallic relationship.
Contrary Motion: When two or more voices move in opposite directions.
Oblique Motion: When one voice stays on the same pitch while another voice moves up or down.
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