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Regardless of the complexity of a chord that a pattern encounters, if all parts in the pattern are set to respond only to Level 1 of a chord, the results are predictable. The following table shows this lack of difference.
Instrument part | Original notes | Assigned chord level | Chord encountered | Resulting notes |
Flute | C6, D6, E6, F6, G6, A6, B6 | Level 1 | 1Bb7 | Bb5, C6, D6, Eb6, F6, G6, Ab6 |
Flute | C6, D6, E6, F6, G6, A6, B6 | Level 1 | 1Bb7b9#9#11 13 | Bb5, C6, D6, Eb6, F6, G6, Ab6 |
Clarinet | C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5, B5 | Level 1 | 1Bb7 | Bb4, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5, Ab5 |
Clarinet | C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5, B5 | Level 1 | 1Bb7b9#9#11 13 | Bb4, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5, Ab5 |
Cello | C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4, B4 | Level 1 | 1Bb7 | Bb3, C4, D4, Eb4, F4, G4, Ab4 |
Cello | C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4, B4 | Level 1 | 1Bb7b9#9#1113 | Bb3, C4, D4, Eb4, F4, G4, Ab4 |
String Bass | C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3 | Level 1 | 1Bb7 | Bb2, C3, D3, Eb3, F3, G3, Ab3 |
String Bass | C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3 | Level 1 | 1Bb7b9#9#1113 | Bb2, C3, D3, Eb3, F3, G3, Ab3 |
The notes of a part are created using a range appropriate to the instrument sound that plays the part. For example, all flute notes in a pattern are written within a range of approximately C5 to A7. It is not necessary to place the chords in a particularly high or low octave to anticipate the high or low ranges of the instruments that respond to that level. Using a mid-range chord in each level ensures that the ranges of all instruments remain in their original octaves.