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FOURTH & FIFTH SPECIES COUNTERPOINT 

* The fourth-species counterpoint is made up of minims and semibreve notes, just like the second-species counterpoint, other than it uses syncopated suspension notes that are tied.

This is an example of a fourth-species counterpoint.

* The melody of a fourth-species counterpoint must begin with a minim rest in the first bar along with a tie minim note. This tied minim note connects to the downbeat minim in the other bar to offset the beat, creating a syncopated rhythm.

This is an example of a minim rest beginning a syncopated rhythm. 

* Due to there only being semibreve notes in the cantus firmus, it courses the tie minim notes in the counterpoint to develop into suspension accented dissonance. 

The bracket notes are an example of a suspension accented dissonance.

* These suspension accented-dissonance notes are resolved by a step-down consonance which is on the upbeat.

The third note in the bracket is an example of how the suspension is resolved.

* The suspension intervals above the bass are mainly 4-3, 7-6, along with the restricted used of the 9-8. 

* The fifth-species counterpoint is a more freely counterpoint that comprises notes from all of the other counterpoints besides it also has added quaver notes.  

This is an example of a fifth-species counterpoint.

This is a preforming of the fourth-species counterpoint above. 

This is a preforming of the fifth-species counterpoint above. 

This video explains the fourth-species counterpoint.

This video explains the fifth-species counterpoint.