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11.23Level 1 — melody only

Play the melody alone.

At a ballad tempo.

No reharmonization.

Mark:

  • long notes
  • chromatic melody notes
  • phrase peaks
  • cadence points
  • suspensions already built into the tune

This is critical because later harmony should respond to those notes.