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89.131Ear Drill — synchronized vs independent

Record:

A. bass/chords/melody largely synchronized.

B. same notes with staggered attacks.

Which sounds more like:

one pianist?

Which more like:

ensemble?

Neither is automatically better—but hear the distinction.