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101.125Level 74 — one-page performance specification
For one tune write:
INITIALIZE — 2–4 bars, motif, dominant exit ESTABLISH — sparse first melody DEVELOP — bass active, shells THIN — no bass 4 bars BUILD — walking + secondary dominant CLIMAX — octave melody + altered dominant RELEASE — simple melody ENDING — borrowed iv, quiet tonic
No exact notes needed.
Perform.