Final Course Project — The 16-Level Challenge
Choose one melody.
Record 16 short versions.
1
Melody alone.
2
Melody + tonic drone.
3
Melody + bass.
4
Basic triads.
5
Smooth inversions.
6
Seventh chords.
7
Extensions.
8
Clear stylistic accompaniment.
9
Fills.
10
Secondary dominants.
11
Borrowed/diminished harmony.
12
Chord substitution.
13
Counterpoint.
14
Melodic paraphrase.
15
Rhythmic/meter transformation.
16
Your final arrangement using only the techniques you actually like.
The last version does not have to contain everything from versions 1–15.
Instead, Level 16 is where you decide:
Which techniques serve this music?