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58.96“Bare Necessities” mastery test

You truly own it when you can:

  • play the melody without accompaniment
  • play harmony without melody
  • play it in another key
  • improvise through its form
  • play at least four distinct LH styles
  • play at least four RH textures
  • create three different intros
  • create three different endings
  • reharmonize selectively
  • turn it minor
  • change meter
  • create one convincing mixed-style arrangement
  • recover from a mistake without restarting

That is song ownership.