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27.86Mini-composition exercise
Write eight bars using:
- C as pedal for first 4
- one Aeolian color
- one Phrygian color
- one Dorian color
- functional iiø–V–i in final 2 bars
Use only one melodic motif.
This is excellent preparation for creating your own arrangements.