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116.207The draft hierarchy
Draft 1
Does the piece exist?
Draft 2
Does the structure work?
Draft 3
Are melody/bass/harmony coherent?
Draft 4
Does texture/groove support form?
Draft 5
Does every special event deserve its place?
Much better than polishing in chronological order.