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113.166Mini-project 3 — Progression from Two Lines

Write:

bass

and:

top line

for 16 bars.

No chord symbols.

Add inner voices afterward.

Requirements:

  • one contrary-motion phrase
  • one pedal phrase
  • one chromatic bass approach
  • one common-tone area
  • one clear cadence