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19.3Static thinking
But suppose you have several bars over:
C pedal
with changing upper structures.
Now there may be no immediate “destination.”
The bass keeps saying:
C is the center.
Your job becomes:
- develop motif
- explore color
- use rhythm
- create tension inside the pedal
This is closer to Workshop 9.