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106.158Mini-project 6 — One Bass, Four Styles

Use same structural bass contour.

Arrange it as:

ballad

swing

bossa

funk.

You will have to reinterpret:

rhythm

articulation

register

approach notes.

This reveals the difference between bass identity and bass style.