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Finished? When you feel you have written a nice melody, print to PDF and upload the fileon the bottom of the page you downloaded this Finale, XML, or PDF file!
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C Major - Medium Swing
Finished? When you feel you have written a nice melody, print to PDF and upload the fileon the bottom of the page you downloaded this Finale, XML, or PDF file!
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