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57.92Ultimate exercise 2 — change style at phrase boundary

Begin swing.

Next phrase:

bossa.

Next:

stride.

Next:

ballad.

This will initially sound ridiculous.

That's okay.

The purpose is technical independence.

Later, choose transitions that make artistic sense.