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19.3Static thinking

But suppose you have several bars over:

C pedal

with changing upper structures.

Now there may be no immediate “destination.”

The bass keeps saying:

C is the center.

Your job becomes:

  • develop motif
  • explore color
  • use rhythm
  • create tension inside the pedal

This is closer to Workshop 9.