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95.46Pass 10 — texture

Now ask:

What are the instruments doing?

Not exact orchestration yet.

Classify roles:

  • pad
  • stab
  • arpeggio
  • riff
  • sustained bass
  • walking bass
  • counterline
  • block melody
  • ostinato

This gives arranging vocabulary.