Maintaining interest

 

Instrumentation – register, interaction, bring in/drop out,

breakdown

Structure – verse/chorus, AAA, AABA, other

Tempo/time signature – simple, compound, asynchronous

Polyphony/homophony/counterpoint/counter melody

Spaces – empty or full?
Straight/syncopated – move notes around – experiment

Mechanical/natural feel/funky
Dynamics – loud/soft – contrast – 8ths/16ths/32nds

Effects – how can they change your piece?

Harmonies – major/minor/diatonic/chromatic/modal/

pentatonic/whole tone/other

Variety/familiarity(hook) - balance

 

Melody

Harmony

Bass

Rhythm

 

Justification – Why did you choose this format? Why did you do each element the way you did?