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84.106Apply it to “Happy Birthday”
Because the melody is public domain, make four verses:
Verse 1: C major.
Verse 2: direct D♭ lift.
Verse 3: use a pivot/dominant route into F or G.
Verse 4: return to C.
Keep the melody recognizable.
The exercise is to hear how the exact same tune acquires different energy from different modulation strategies.