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70.87Practice exercise — 8-bar micro-arrangement

Take any 8-bar melody.

Restriction:

You may use only:

  • melody
  • bass
  • one guide tone

for first four bars.

Only in bars 5–8 may you add fuller harmony.

This teaches patience.