BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
11327 / 18210 · Workshop 93 — Tempo Architecture and Rubato: Ritardando, Accelerando, Fermatas, Metric Modulation, Free Time, and Returning to Pulse Without Losing the Listener← prev⊞ allnext →

93.73Four re-entry cues

1. Pickup

melodic notes imply new tempo.

2. Bass ostinato

LH establishes clock.

3. Repeated chord rhythm

comping defines pulse.

4. Countable subdivision

arpeggio or repeated note introduces grid.