BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
14753 / 18210 · Workshop 112 — Composing Texture and Register: Turning the Piano into an Ensemble, Controlling Density, and Making the Same Notes Feel Like Different Music← prev⊞ allnext →

112.24Level 16 — density ladder

Take one phrase.

Play:

Version 1

melody alone.

Version 2

melody + bass.

Version 3

add guide voice.

Version 4

add second inner voice.

Version 5

block/octave melody.

Hear where fullness crosses into clutter.