70.2Structural versus decorative melody

Suppose a phrase contains:

C-D-E-G-A-G-E.

Not every note is equally important.

Perhaps:

C

E

A

E

feel structural,

while:

D

G

G

connect them.

This depends on rhythm and phrasing.

The point is not the specific answer.

The point is to stop treating melody as:

one note = one harmonic problem.