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17.66How embellishment relates to Nahre's demonstration

This is one of the major steps toward what you originally wanted from that video.

At the simpler level:

play the melody.

Then:

accompany it.

Then:

start altering the melody without losing it.

Eventually you can transform:

  • rhythm
  • contour
  • register
  • harmony
  • meter
  • structure

But melodic embellishment is the first bridge between reproduction and personal interpretation.