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  • Mary Deauclaire (vibraphone)

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    March 28, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    I think you are right about treating the whole 16 bars as a “chunk” and alternating it with a couple of other similar sized chunks. They could be from that piece or a different piece in a contrasting key or meter. That would be a brain challenge for sure, added to the usual challenge of coming up with a variety of melodic ideas. What do you think about alternating styles such as a ballad and a medium swing or up tempo piece? I’ll get this working just switching among 2 or 3 similar chunks before going overboard…

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