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