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64.61Level 23 — pentatonic chord melodies
Take a simple melody in C.
For each important note:
ask whether it can live inside:
C major pentatonic
D major pentatonic
or another chosen collection.
Then harmonize using other members of that same five-note set.
This creates a coherent color language across a phrase.