BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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95.24Level 10 — structural vs decorative melody

Suppose singer performs:

target note

grace note

slide

neighbor

target.

Your arrangement may only need:

target notes.

Decoration can be recreated stylistically later.