BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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70.55This is the test of genuine arranging understanding

If your harmony only works in one texture:

you may have memorized a pianistic arrangement rather than understood the song.

A strong structural design can survive orchestration changes.