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47.48Level 24 — fixed pitch sequence, changing accents

Opposite exercise.

Play:

C-D-E♭-F-G.

Repeat exactly.

But change accents:

first 3+3+2.

then ordinary 4/4.

then 2+3+3 perhaps across eight eighths.

The pitches remain identical.

Style changes through accents.