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4.81Your full workshop assignment

Create four versions:

Version 1

melody + shells.

Version 2

slow ballad with 9ths/13ths.

Version 3

medium swing with one improvised chorus.

Version 4

personal arrangement with:

  • one tritone substitution
  • one melodic paraphrase
  • one counter-line
  • deliberate intro
  • deliberate ending

Do not change every chord.