This is where we leave the black/white division of The 2 Faces of Music
                   to examine various shades of gray, of more or less Melody or Development.
         The concept of Antecedent/Consequent (AC) is worth considering,
                             the A developmental (YANG %44%) and the C melodic (YIN %41%),
                   with both the A and the C subdivided with its own a and its own c,
                             offering the 4-section bi-level aA,cA, aC, cC structure.
         The AABA and ABA forms are also worth considering,
                             in this case, with a melodic A (YIN %41%) and a developmental bridge B (YANG %44%).
                   Since the B is both development and antecedent,
                             antecedent chord patterns, like M7 (I-IV)and M3 (I-V) seem developmental, and
                             consequent chord patterns, like M6 (IV-I) and M4 (V-I) seem melodic.
         It is interesting to see how meloharmonic chord patterns fit into these forms.
                   Example - Twinkle, Twinkle with its ABA -
                             A with chord pattern M5664 (I-I, IV-I, IV-I, V-I) and
                             the bridge B with chord pattern M3333 (I-V, I-V, I-V, I-V).

Preface
Philosophical Dichotomies
Music Dichotomies
Melody and Development
Harmony Dichotomies
Cultural Habits
Intuition and Knowledge

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