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107.162Mini-project 5 — Countermelody Arrangement

Take one of your original melodies.

First:

play unchanged.

Second pass:

add countermelody only during:

rests

long notes.

Third pass:

let countermelody become more independent.

Do not allow it to overpower main melody.