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22.7Level 1 — melody only
Play the melody straight.
Do not harmonize yet.
Listen for:
- phrase lengths
- repeated shapes
- strong-beat notes
- cadence notes
- places where melody already outlines the harmony
A lot of standard melodies are more harmonically descriptive than they first appear.