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86.22Level 12 — do not repeat the head identically
If melody returns after solo:
something should have changed.
Possible changes:
- lower/higher register
- new bass
- sparse texture
- countermelody
- altered phrase ending
- modulation
- changed harmonic rhythm
The listener already knows the tune.
Use that memory.