One of her exercises when studying with the composer Ernst Krenek was to write a four-part fugue using twelve-tone technique - an incredibly difficult assignment. The basic idea of twelve-tone music was to force new approaches to melody and harmony by obeying certain rules; all twelve notes of the chromatic scale must occur in a series that the composer creates. No note can be repeated in the series until the other 11 notes of the chromatic scale have occurred (exceptions include direct repetition of a note, trills, and tremolos).

Years later in playing around with her Mac and her midi hardware she transcribed and recorded the exercise for an eclectic ensemble of electronic instruments - Flute, Horn, Viola, and Cello.