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84.48Level 24 — melody-led modulation

Keep harmony relatively ambiguous.

Let melody introduce the crucial note of new key.

Example:

C major → G major.

Melody introduces:

F♯.

Then accompaniment follows with D7→G.

The melody announces the new world first.