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10780 / 18210 · Workshop 89 — Independent Clocks at the Piano: Separating Bass Time, Chord Time, Melody Time, and Phrase Time Without Losing the Groove← prev⊞ allnext →

89.30Level 17 — phrase clock

Take a 4-bar progression.

Do not begin melodic phrase at bar 1.

Start:

bar 1 beat 3.

End:

bar 3 beat 2.

Rest.

Begin next phrase:

bar 4 beat 4&.

Your phrase lengths now cut across harmonic architecture.