92.112Mini-composition exercise

Write a 48-bar groove-transformation étude using essentially the same harmonic and thematic material.

Requirements:

• opening establishes one primary groove for at least 8 bars
• second section changes groove but retains the main motif
• one transition must be gradual rather than a hard cut
• one transition must be a deliberate hard cut
• include at least one swing-based section
• one straight-16th/funk section
• one bossa or Latin-derived section
• one 3/4 or 6/8 section
• one half-time or double-time reinterpretation without changing metronome tempo
• one bass pattern must recur in transformed form across at least three grooves
• harmonic rhythm must remain unchanged during at least one groove change
• another groove change must also alter harmonic rhythm
• one section must intentionally simplify harmony to make groove clearer
• global climax must come from convergence of groove, register, and texture—not merely louder dynamics
• coda must recall the opening groove in transformed form

The listener should hear:

one composition passing through several rhythmic personalities.