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69.16The problem with harmonizing every scale note literally
Suppose melody has passing note:
D
between C and E.
If you change the entire chord simply because melody touched D:
harmonic rhythm may become absurdly busy.
Workshop 68 warning.
The melody note may be:
a passing tone,
not a structural harmonic event.