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95.75Pass 18 — decide fidelity level
There are several valid goals:
Exact transcription
reproduce recording.
Functional reduction
capture essential roles.
Style-preserving arrangement
same musical character, new piano realization.
Reharmonized arrangement
use recording as starting point.
Know which task you are doing.