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71.70 Level 52 — countermelody as reharmonization trigger
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71.70Level 52 — countermelody as reharmonization trigger

Suppose you invent a beautiful line:

A → A♭ → G.

That may suggest:

F → Fm → C.

Counterline A - Ab - G suggesting F - Fm - C

So a melodic secondary line can generate chord changes.

This is exactly the lines-first philosophy of Workshop 70.