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118.16Level 8 — structural versus ornamental melody
Do not memorize every decoration equally.
Mark:
S = structural note.
O = ornament.
Example:
structural:
5 → 6 → 1.
Ornament:
chromatic approach into 6.
If ornament disappears during recovery:
the composition survives.