BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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92.57Level 40 — straight-eighth conversion

Suppose tune originally swings.

Keep 4/4.

Make eighths straight.

Immediately the melody can feel:

pop

Latin

funk

depending accompaniment.

Subdivision is one of the most powerful groove switches.