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102.2The reduction ladder
We will repeatedly reduce music through these levels:
Level A
full performance.
Level B
voicings/chords.
Level C
bass + melody + important inner line.
Level D
roots/functions + melody skeleton.
Level E
phrase destinations.
Level F
formal narrative.
Then rebuild upward.