62.93Mini-composition exercise

Write 24 bars around Cm9.

Requirements:

• first four bars completely inside
• one chromatic approach-note phrase
• one melodic side-slip up a semitone
• one side-slip down a semitone
• one quartal chord-planing event
• one bass-only semitone detour
• one common-tone anchor
• one outside phrase beginning on 4&
• one outside phrase landing on a downbeat
• one double side-slip climax
• final eight bars mostly inside again

The listener should always be able to feel:

departure → tension → return.