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26.72Level 31 — diminished motif
Take the interval pattern of diminished harmony:
minor thirds.
Example:
B-D-F-A♭.
Do not necessarily play the whole arpeggio.
Use fragment:
B-D-F.
Later:
D-F-A♭.
This creates related melodic material.