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7833 / 18210 · Workshop 62 — Harmonic Side-Slipping: Chromatic Planing, Approach Chords, Outside Playing, Semitone Detours, and Returning Home Without Sounding Random← prev⊞ allnext →

62.2Why establish “inside” first?

Because outside playing is relational.

If the listener has no clear expectation:

there is nothing to violate.

A chromatic phrase does not automatically sound outside.

It may simply sound confused.

So:

home must be audible before departure has meaning.