In this part...
N
ow that you have your melody going, you can
begin to figure out what the harmonic components
of the music will be. In this section, we show how study-
ing the melody itself can help tell you what the harmony
needs to be. We also give you lots of hints for where to get
your compositional ideas from, how to get the most out of
chords, and how to use structure and form to your
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