Ameb Counterpoint Rules

Hi,

I'm having a bit of trouble. I have a student doing AMEB's new Music Craft syllabus, currently on grade 5. The problem is that there is no accompanying teacher's books, and what is given in the student book is vague and more learn-by-inference.

This would be fine because I know all the material we are covering... However, I'm uncertain about the counterpoint stuff the books cover.

There is NO WHERE that gives a definitive list of which rules they are testing. And there are quite a lot of variations where counterpoint is concerned. Oh sure, no consecutive perfect consonances etc. Avoid awkward leaps. First species is note against note etc. etc.

BUT some counterpoint systems allow minor and Major Sixths in first species...

Some allow both ascending, but only the minor 6th descending.

etc.

And some say no more than a tenth between the voices, others an octave. Other say that the span should be proportional to the span of the C.F.

And so on.

It's really bothering me because I could teach her the Fux rules etc and she get her exam back and find out that there was some non-fux rules that applied etc.

And like I said... I can't find the AMEB info anyway.

Can anyone with AMEB Counterpoint experience please clarify the applied rules if possible?

Thanks!

what's a ameb

I don't know ameb either....

Explain the strictest rules and then the loosest rules and tell them to get as close to the strict as possible.

You can't go wrong with Fux.