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38.97Groove hierarchy
For this style:
1. Time
2. Subdivision
3. Articulation
4. Riff
5. Bass/chord interaction
6. Pitch vocabulary
7. Harmonic embellishment
This order is almost the reverse of traditional harmony study.
That is precisely why the workshop is useful.