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71.49Level 34 — avoid fill syndrome
A fill is not automatically a countermelody.
Random run:
fills time.
True countermelody:
has shape, destination, and relationship to the main line.
Ask:
could I sing this secondary line?
If not, it may be decorative filler rather than counterpoint.