Transitions

Analyze  Do your ideas really belong together?  What makes them so?  What do they have in common?  What are their differences?  Where are they going?  What kind of development will they undergo?

1.  If they have something in common: Keep the common element between them and morph the rest?

2.  Use whatever contrast they have between them as the vehicle to get from one to the other.

3.  Take one element of A and morph it slowly into B

4.  Foreshadow B in A

5.  Maintain at least one element between the two ideas.

6.  Maintain lots of variety in A so that B will not come as a shock.

7.  Introduce a third idea between the two you have that shares characteristics of both

8.  Use tempo (i.e. accel/rit) to get from one idea to the other.

9.  Avoid using strong cadences in A

10.  Use A and B together as transition (i.e. overlap them)

If all else fails:  Try reversing A and B to see what happens.  Try using a new A or B theme