BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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112.175Mini-project 1 — One Piece, Five Textures

Take your original 16-bar melody/harmony.

Create:

Version 1

two-part.

Version 2

ballad/arpeggiated.

Version 3

counterpoint.

Version 4

block/chord melody.

Version 5

groove/riff.

Do not reharmonize.

You will hear how much arrangement exists outside chord choice.