BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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104.175Mini-project 5 — wide-interval climax

Write first 12 bars mostly seconds/thirds.

At climax:

one sixth or seventh leap.

Make landing note structurally important.

Then return to narrow motion.