1. Transitions

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 4.  Foreshadow B in A

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

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

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

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

11. 9.  Avoid using strong cadences in A

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

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