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70.13Level 5 — use inversions deliberately
Suppose harmony can remain tonic while bass moves:
C → E → G.
That can create:
C
C/E
C/G.
Same broad harmony.
More melodic bass.
This is one of the easiest ways to improve an arrangement without reharmonizing it functionally.