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32.21Level 5 — common-tone accounting
For every chord change, write:
KEEP
and:
MOVE
Example:
Chord A: D♭ F A♭
Chord B: C E♭ A♭.
Common:
A♭.
Other voices:
D♭→C
F→E♭.
All move downward by step.
That is smooth voice leading.