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49.31Level 12 — section change by grouping alone

Play four bars:

3+3.

Four bars:

2+2+2.

Four:

4+2.

Four:

back to 3+3.

Harmony unchanged.

Can the listener hear four distinct sections?

If yes, grouping is doing formal work.