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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.