TEMPO

TEMPO means TIME. A steady, even TEMPO is necessary to preserve the rhythmical swing. This means that there is no time to stop and hunt for notes or fingers. After a piece has been learned is should be reviewed until be reviewed until it can be played fluently and easily without stops or hesitation.

TONAL SHADING : As painter creates beautiful pictures by lights and shadow so in music do we add color to our musical pictures by means of means of TONAL SHADING. A MELODY LINE should constantly change in “thickness”. This may be accomplished by adding MORE or LESS intensity to the tone. Everythink possible should be done to make our music “flow”. This applies equally to Melody, Rhythm and harmony. “Contrast is the first law of all art.”