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68.53Level 27 — reharm escalation by harmonic rhythm

Take a repeated chorus.

Chorus 1: one chord per bar.

Chorus 2: more inversions but same rate.

Chorus 3: two chords per bar near cadences.

Chorus 4: dominant chains / passing chords.

You can make harmony gradually more active.

This is excellent repeated-chorus development.