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9163 / 18210 · Workshop 75 — Intervallic Improvisation: Fourths, Fifths, Wide Leaps, Octave Displacement, and Making Modern Lines Sing Without Losing the Harmony← prev⊞ allnext →

75.30Level 14 — large surface interval, smooth harmonic target

You can have a dramatic leap on the surface while guide-tone motion underneath remains smooth.

Example:

previous harmony melody note high C.

Next target B on G7.

Surface movement might include octave displacement.

But structurally:

C→B.

That semitone still controls the harmony.

This is important.