Performing and Composing ideas Flashcards
Cross-rhythms [Performance] : It is helpful to divide the bar of music into sections, eg every beat, to accurately play the rhythm.
Cross-rhythms [Composition] : Improvised solo Cross-rhythms are an excellent way to produce conflicting and exciting compositions.
Extended chords [Performance] : If reading chord symbols, be sure to know what key the music is in.
Extended chords [Composition] : Extended chords give colour to a composition.
Improvised solo [Performance] : Ensure the improvising performer knows the chords being improvised over so that the correct notes can be chosen
Improvised solo [Composition] : Improvised sounding passages always make a composition sound like it has a live element to performance
Polyphonic texture [Performance] : When two or more melodies are played at once it is important that balance between the two parts is taken into consideration
Polyphonic texture [Composition] : The melodies within a polyphonic texture should fit with the chords being used in the bar
Rubato [Performance] : The performer should ensure that any speeding up and slowing down has a purpose
Rubato [Composition] : Rubato can lead to an emotive composition, depending on how a rubato is performed
Free time [Performance] : Free time indicates that a particular rhythm or beat should not be heard
Free time [Composition] : Free time can be used to halt momentum and create a moment of thought on either an instrument or in a song
