| A while back, I wrote an article that compared | | | | most common order is ABA form. It has the |
| flower arranging to music arranging. While this | | | | benefits of simplicity and is a good place to start |
| may seem a world apart, it really isn't. | | | | with New Age piano. |
| In flower arranging, the goal is to create a | | | | Most times, I'll use an 8-bar phrase for the (A) |
| pleasing whole using different flowers, colors, | | | | section. This gets repeated 2 or 3 times. Then it's |
| textures, etc. If you've ever seen a beautiful | | | | time for some contrast - the (B) section. This can |
| flower arrangement, you'll know what I mean. | | | | be a 4 or 8-bar phrase depending on taste. Then |
| The eye takes in the various contrasts and colors | | | | the (A) section is repeated one last time. |
| and is pleased when it forms into one satisfying | | | | Now, there are other elements that go into our |
| whole. | | | | arrangement such as introductions, transitions, and |
| In music the object is the same. When arranging | | | | endings. Using these elements, we can create a |
| a piece for New Age piano, we work with | | | | pleasing musical arrangement that satisfies the |
| sections. We can label the sections (A) and (B) | | | | minds need for order and beauty creating art! |
| and then "arrange" the sections into an order. The | | | | |