96.165Real-time harmonization workflow

When melody starts:

Step 1

Find/confirm tonic.

Step 2

Hear phrase length and likely cadence.

Step 3

Use tonic or open bass if uncertain.

Step 4

Identify current broad function.

Step 5

Choose simplest bass movement.

Step 6

Add one defining tone/shell.

Step 7

Let melody complete harmony.

Step 8

Listen ahead.

Step 9

Add complexity only when confident.

Step 10

If wrong, voice-lead into the nearest coherent continuation.

This entire workflow eventually needs to happen almost automatically.