1. Create great sounding solo by playing a harmony line either a 3rd or a 5th above the original melody.
2. If you limit yourself to a constant-interval harmony, you run the risk of playing dissonant non-chord tones; be ready to shift to a note within th underlying chord if your ear tells you to
3. Make sure you end your harmony-based solo on a final-sounding note — like the last note of the original melody.
4. For an interesting effect, combine a harmony-based solo with lines from the original melody.
5. Once you are comfortable with this approach, try to compose an alternate melody base on the original melodic line.
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