• LEAPS
  • RULES
  • SCORE
  • HUMAN

How to score melodic smoothness with your AI

Connect your AI to the Voice Leading Checker to audit your melodies. It flags awkward jumps and broken rules instantly.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to check my melody's voice leading?

Your AI uses the evaluate_smoothness tool to scan your musical notation for problematic intervals and rule breaks. You get a breakdown of where your melody feels jumpy or technically incorrect. This allows you to fix transitions before you finalize a composition.

The results.

Where your melodic issues land.

The AI categorizes every finding so you know exactly what to fix.

LEAPS

Identify jumpy intervals

The AI flags large melodic leaps that break the flow. You see exactly which notes feel disconnected from the melody.

RULES

Spot technical violations

It catches specific voice leading errors based on standard musical theory. This keeps your lines sounding professional.

SCORE

Get a smoothness grade

The tool calculates a quality score for your transitions. This gives you a baseline to measure your progress.

HUMAN

Refine the phrasing

The AI identifies the problems, but you decide how to adjust the notes. You maintain full creative control over the final melody.

The workflow

What your AI does when the music arrives.

The AI processes your musical data to find friction points in your lines.

  1. Scan intervals

    The AI looks at the distance between every consecutive note in your sequence.

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  2. Detect violations

    It checks your melodic movement against established voice leading principles.

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  3. Calculate scores

    The AI assigns a numerical value to the smoothness of your transitions.

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  4. Report errors

    The AI generates a list of specific jumps or rule breaks that need your attention.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the analysis in your chat.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with your specific musical files or notation data.

Voice Leading Checker Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_AE7mBjSfASougT2yczI7GtD6kMgaA9neVF04vCXy/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Voice Leading Checker capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "voice-leading-checker-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_AE7mBjSfASougT2yczI7GtD6kMgaA9neVF04vCXy/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Evaluate the melodic smoothness of this MIDI file: [path/to/file.mid]

  • Check the voice leading in this melody for any large leaps: [notation data]

  • Grade the smoothness of the transitions in this musical sequence: [sequence data]

  • Find rule violations in this melodic line: [path/to/file.xml]

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Start here

Connect Voice Leading Checker once, then ask.

One click connects this MCP to your preferred client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start auditing music immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI rewrite my melody for me?

    No. The AI only evaluates and grades the existing melody. You must perform the actual note changes yourself.

  • 02

    Does it work with MIDI files?

    Yes, the AI can process MIDI data to check for interval jumps and smoothness.

  • 03

    Will the AI delete my original composition?

    No. The AI only reads your data to perform the evaluation. It cannot modify or delete your files.

  • 04

    Can it fix errors in real time?

    No. It identifies the errors and provides a grade, but the creative decision to fix them stays with you.

  • 05

    What kind of files can it analyze?

    It can evaluate smoothness from MIDI, XML, or raw melodic sequences provided in the chat.

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