Wait, wait, wait! Hang on a minute....I'll speak for all of us who don't have access to the internet at work! And I agree, it does take a little while to let everything sink in! smile

Here's my questions: (you may be sorry you asked)
I sat at the piano and played those numbers like they were notes, but what I'm wondering is, have you considered what kind of notes they are yet? Which ones are quarter notes, half notes? You say there is a preliminary melody and I hear that to an extent but am I missing it?

The other thing I'm wondering is, (okay, so I'll probably never get that "7 implies fifth" thing...that's okay). But, you said to play around with the sounds and see if we could hear a chord pattern. That is exactly what I want to know. Where do those chord patterns develop from? I think I may know the answer, but I want to hear what you say.

Jack, you went thru it step by step, and it's been great to see it unfold so far... smile

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write,
if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be,
he must be. -- Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist