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98.163Practice Project — “Happy Birthday” flexible arrangement
Because it is public domain, make this extremely practical.
Create fixed landmarks:
- opening pickup/melody recognizable
- phrase 2 ends with clear dominant
- phrase 3 is highest intensity
- phrase 4 cadence uses borrowed iv
- final tonic sparse
Now perform five versions.