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thinking in shapes • pacing and meter • question and answer phrases • pitch relationships to the tonic • using chord tones • tension and release • creating motives • pursuing simplicity
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the rhythmic formula • four important chords • other diatonic chords • beginning and ending progressions • special relationships between chords • structuring a musical section • creating contrast between sections • developing your harmonic sense
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