aspiring crane duet players,should listen to Tim laycock.
tootler,I dont care what grade 6 theory says,I find parallel thirds boring and predictable,I occasionally use them, BUT I find it more satisfying wHenever possible to use contrary motion rather than similiar motion,Yes and I occasionally use octaves,TRADITIONAL MUSIC is not classical music,because you are as well,as using the major key using the dorian and mixolydian and aeolian modes,the best guide is not rules, but your ears.