How about a tune named after the posts above.
"the Mudcat Ramble"
what about Mozarts trick with the Abegg variations.
Miss Abbegg was a music patron's daughter and he was sort of obliged to flatter his sponsors so he took the notes A B E G G and flourished around them.
Sam try all the suggested methodologies (once), some may seem naff but what they can produce occasionally is quite another matter.
George Bernard Shaw once said "the Golden Rule is that here are no Golden Rules"