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122.5Example
Maybe you tend to:
- start melodies on 5 rather than 1
- use descending bass
- delay tonic
- leave final melody on 5 or 9
- prefer medium-sparse texture
- use one borrowed chord near cadence
- build through register rather than volume
That combination could become:
very characteristic.