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16.13Motifs are more important than note quantity
Create a tiny idea:
C-D-E
That's your motif.
Now repeat with variation:
D-E-F
Then:
E-F-G
Or keep pitches but change rhythm.
A solo becomes coherent when ideas relate to one another.