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Steve - good work especially for how quickly you were able to do 1st AND 5th species!
I'll comment on your 1st species. Look around mm 6 and 7. You improperly identified an interval which led to a few parallel 5ths. Also, the G in msr 10 makes the melody too static - esp as you return to the interval 2 mm before. Last, the downward 6th though appropriate in later musical periods is very unusual in strict 16th century counterpoint. Note the rule I gave allows only for ascending 6ths. Also this 6th descent gives the melodic line a bit too abrupt approach to the tonic - more preparation is required I think.
See if you can fix these errors in your 1st species
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