Performing and composing ideas
Some of the techniques found in Piano Sonata No.8, first movement can be transferred to performances and composing. By understanding the effects of each may develop musicianship skills. They are shown here in this table:
| Performance | Composition | |
| Sonata form | Find and take apart the first and second subjects from the exposition and perform them separately at first to understand how they are different. | As Beethoven has shown, clear sonata conventions can be applied to compose in your own style. |
| Motifs | Maintain the same style for each time the motif is played. | Develop a motif by altering rhythms, changing melody shapes, transposition or instrumentation. |
| Modulations | Pay attention to new sharp and flat notes when moving from one key to another. | A modulation can change the mood of a piece, eg modulating to the relative minor shows that something sad has happened. |
| Wide range of dynamics | Be able to read a wide range of dynamics and adjust your playing style accordingly. Ensure louder or quieter dynamics don鈥檛 affect the tone required. | Dynamics can aid excitement and portray the purpose, style or context of a composition. |
| Antiphonal effects | Decide which call and response section is more important, it could be that they are of equal importance. | Using question and answer, or call and response techniques work well in antiphonal writing. This device could form a contrasting texture in the section of a composition. |
| Chromatic notes | Be sure to check any accidentals written and mark in any finger changes if this helps. | Chromatic notes add colour to diatonic compositions. |
| Sonata form | |
| Performance | Find and take apart the first and second subjects from the exposition and perform them separately at first to understand how they are different. |
| Composition | As Beethoven has shown, clear sonata conventions can be applied to compose in your own style. |
| Motifs | |
| Performance | Maintain the same style for each time the motif is played. |
| Composition | Develop a motif by altering rhythms, changing melody shapes, transposition or instrumentation. |
| Modulations | |
| Performance | Pay attention to new sharp and flat notes when moving from one key to another. |
| Composition | A modulation can change the mood of a piece, eg modulating to the relative minor shows that something sad has happened. |
| Wide range of dynamics | |
| Performance | Be able to read a wide range of dynamics and adjust your playing style accordingly. Ensure louder or quieter dynamics don鈥檛 affect the tone required. |
| Composition | Dynamics can aid excitement and portray the purpose, style or context of a composition. |
| Antiphonal effects | |
| Performance | Decide which call and response section is more important, it could be that they are of equal importance. |
| Composition | Using question and answer, or call and response techniques work well in antiphonal writing. This device could form a contrasting texture in the section of a composition. |
| Chromatic notes | |
| Performance | Be sure to check any accidentals written and mark in any finger changes if this helps. |
| Composition | Chromatic notes add colour to diatonic compositions. |