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19.30Level 6 — keep one motif through both worlds

Better challenge:

use the same motif rhythm even when harmony becomes functional.

Static: E-F♯-G.

Dm7: F-G-A.

G7: B-A-F.

C: E-G.

Same rhythmic identity.

Different harmonic role.