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Thanks for the suggestion! I do usually do 4 or 8 bar phrases, but bars 9-14 and the endings I really couldn't find notes to prolong. Maybe the last note of the three bar phrases could be longer.

Thank you for reviewing this. I did this a few years back so yeah also I got heavy influences from the Moldau to including the V-I ending thank you for letting me know. I’ll definitely use your tips later in composition.

Hello @Chemathmusician0510 and welcome to the forum! This a bit wonky or perhaps tipsy arrangement isn't bad! The only thing that bothers me is the unusual phrase lengths between measures 9 - 14. While the first phrase that starts the piece is a traditional 8 measure phrase, measures 9 - 14 are made up of a pair of 3 measure phrases which feel off-kilter. I think if each of those phrases was 4 measures long it would give the melody the space I long to hear but I don't know if that would work in this arrangement. I observe the piece to be made up of a mostly constantly progressing harmonic rhythm on every dotted quarter note - so maybe that is the reason why you kept going between measures 9 - 14 without pause. The same thing happens in measures 23 - 28 for the same reasons. The 2nd ending of the piece and the conclusion also have this quality. And the recording seems to be cut off too which is a shame. Either way, thanks for sharing this jig!