Camelot planning without treating harmonic mixing as a law
Key compatibility can reduce harmonic clashes, but phrasing, texture, tempo and artistic contrast still decide whether a transition works.
Diagnosis
- Confirm key detection on ambiguous tracks by ear.
- Check the transition section, not only the whole-track label.
- Treat adjacent Camelot moves as options, not obligations.
Decision
- Use compatible keys when they help.
- Break the rule intentionally when the musical result is stronger.
- Plan energy and phrasing alongside key.
Measurement boundary
A detected key is a model of the track, not a guarantee about every chord or transition point.
Common failure: Sorting a set only by key can flatten its energy arc.