EAMT 203 Transition exercise

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EAMT 203 Transition exercise

• Compose a one-minute (min.) piece in which
• At least four different textures are used.
• At least three transitions between the textures
  are created.
• You must have
• at least one cross-fading transition
• at least one segue transition and
• at least one compound transition.

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EAMT 203 Transition exercise
Technique 1 Cross-fading textures (By far
the most common transitional technique used in EA
composition)
Texture 1
Texture 2
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EAMT 203 Transition exercise
Technique 2 Texture segues

• choose two contrasting textures

Texture 1
Texture 2

• cut abruptly from one texture to the other at an
  appropriate point

(a number of different strategies work, e.g.
abrupt or diversionary segues)

• It is also possible to return to the first (or
  another) texture after the first segue, and then
  cut back and forth between the two textures
  numerous times.

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EAMT 203 Transition exercise
Technique 3 Compound transitions
In a more complex layering scheme, more than one
type of transition between layered textures can
occur along the same timeline