Okay, here's the assignment for this week. we've covered two topics today, so there'll be an assignment to go with each topic. The first one has to do with developing a theme. I hope you've been trying it on a single chord. Getting the feel for what it means to keep repeating a theme and develop, developing it. I want you to give me an example of theme development on a blues. So, upload the PDF of the chord changes of this blues tune, and also, the play along track that I've created. And you know, show me your, your ability at theme development. Now, this is a 12-bar blues. if you can stick with the theme for a whole 12 bars, before you start another theme and so on, that would be fine. If you can continue it even further all the better. But at least, you should be able to make it through a 12 bar stretch sticking to your one theme before you have to switch to to another set of melodies. So that's part one of the assignment. Part two, download the lead sheet to Olhos de Gato, Carla Bley's song, and also the play along track for this tune. We've talked about it, looked at it. there's no reason why you can't play it now. So get your instrument out and record yourself playing the song. Play the melody for one chorus and then solo through the remainder of it. And try to bring out these compositional elements in the song, and also, try to capture this mood that the piece has. There, their simple melodic themes, kind of minor quiet mood to it. see how well you can capture what Carlette means for this song to be all about. So that's the assignment for this week. post both pieces on the site and compare your versions with those of your fellow students.