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50.1Begin with the simplest possible motif
We’ll use a generic four-note cell:
G – A – F – E♭
Do not attach it to any particular copyrighted melody.
Play it slowly.
Repeat exactly.
Again.
Again.
Your job is to resist “improving” it.