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65.97The deeper connection to classical music
Classical development often takes:
small motifs
and transforms them relentlessly.
Jazz improvisation is frequently taught as:
chord-scale vocabulary.
But the strongest bridge between your classical background and improvisation is:
motivic development over changing harmony.
You already understand the aesthetic instinct.
Now we're applying it in real time.