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100.60Level 33 — ending decision must happen before final phrase

Do not reach last bar and then think:

“How should I end?”

By final phrase you should already know:

  • tag?
  • ritard?
  • hard stop?
  • false ending?
  • quiet tonic?

Plan ahead.