Maintaining Interest
by Lachlan Davidson, 2009
To maintain interest when improvising or composing, vary:
- starting point in the bar
- length of phrases
- starting note in the chord
- starting note in the range
- note density (number of notes per bar)
- articulation
- dynamics
- type of rhythms
- displacement of phrases
- size of intervals
- range coverage
- scaleic or chordal or chromatic approach
- inside and outside
- mood or emotion
- pace and surprises
- play in clear strong phrases
