Basics

• Check the figures are realised correctly (!)
• Check accidentals
• The left hand (on the bass stave) should only play the bass line, with all other notes in the right hand (on the treble stave)
• The treble stave should be playable with one hand (!)

Voice-leading and Texture

• Check that suspensions and sevenths are properly prepared and resolved
• Check that doublings are correct
• Check for parallel octaves and fifths
• Progression between parts should mostly be as smooth as possible (leaps should be a deliberate motivic effect)

Stylistic Considerations

• The writing should be appropriate for the tempo marking
• Sequences should be realised sequentially!
• Texture can be varied from one phrase to the next
• The rhythmic and the melodic relationship of the treble stave to the solo line should be varied and should always feel like an independent part
• Check for ‘rhythmic holes’