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33.87Mini-composition exercise

Write 12 bars with:

  • one Lydian major arrival
  • one pedal section
  • one upper triad held across two different bass notes
  • one chromatic inner line
  • one sus chord that becomes functional by introducing its 3rd
  • one final clear tonic

Use no more than six distinct RH shapes.

This forces economy.