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37.24Level 7 — rhythm-only composition

Choose one chord:

C6/9.

For eight bars:

do not change harmony.

Your only tools are:

  • chord attack timing
  • rests
  • register
  • accents

If you cannot make eight bars interesting on one chord, adding substitutions will not solve the real problem.