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72.29Level 20 — middle-register percussion

Play muted-looking short chord clusters or dyads.

Example over C7:

E-B♭.

Short.

Soft accents.

Think:

snare/guitar/clavinet hybrid.

Not every chord is a harmonic statement.

Some are rhythmic events.