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99.155Apply conceptually to “The Bare Necessities”
Accompaniment should support:
playfulness
rhythmic looseness
comic timing.
If singer pauses unexpectedly:
that may be the joke.
Do not fill immediately.
If they exaggerate phrase:
answer afterward.
Humor depends heavily on timing and space.