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98.46Automatic layers versus conscious layers

Some things must become automatic:

  • form
  • tonic
  • basic progression
  • groove
  • melody

Conscious attention can then handle:

  • ornament
  • reharm
  • texture
  • dynamics

Practice aims to move essentials into automatic memory.