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45.72Level 36 — clave-aware improvisational restraint

Try a full 16-bar solo with:

only C minor pentatonic

maximum 3 notes per phrase.

Your challenge is not note selection.

Your challenge is:

  • placement
  • repetition
  • silence
  • two-bar awareness.