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106.155Mini-project 3 — Bass Motif Piece

Create a 3–5-note bass motif.

Use it:

  • exact
  • transposed
  • fragmented
  • rhythmically augmented
  • absent for one section
  • returned in coda

Melody should not simply duplicate it.