Piano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
77.74 The hierarchy
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77.74The hierarchy

Think:

Form

↓ Key/region

↓ Function

↓ Chord

↓ Voicing/tension

↓ individual note

Advanced playing moves fluently up and down this hierarchy.

Beginners often get trapped at the bottom.