Piano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
89.117 This is musical listening—even when playing alone
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89.117This is musical listening—even when playing alone

Imagine your hands are listening to each other.

The accompaniment should behave as if:

it heard the melody.

The melody should behave as if:

it heard the bass.