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122.226Mini-project 6 — Three Pieces, One Language

Write three miniatures:

Piece A

slow 4/4.

Piece B

6/8.

Piece C

medium funk/straight 16th.

Different surface styles.

But all must share:

  • one melodic tendency
  • one bass tendency
  • one harmonic principle
  • one ending principle

If they sound related:

you are building a real language.