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21.70Level 44 — form awareness

Complex harmony increases the risk of getting lost.

Mark:

  • section starts
  • strongest cadences
  • repeated phrases
  • unusual bridge points
  • final return

Your ear needs both:

harmonic micro-navigation

and formal macro-navigation.