To understand the purpose and use of rubato as it applies to musical composition, and to relate the application to similar techniques used in literature. Classroom Exercise Have students search for the term rubato in the Music Glossary in this site. Note the on-screen cues for the use of rubato during the performance.
Rubato is one of many techniques used by composers to instruct the performer.
Add a pause, as a moment of reflection for the performer, before moving on to the next measures of music. Add variety to the music by changing the pace or flow of the composition. The on-screen cues will indicate the beginning of the section. These rugged pathways were as familiar to the two as the public sidewalks were to their big city counterparts some 70 miles away in Tucson. The autumn sun warmed their bare shoulders as they carefully navigated the descent, stopping for a moment to watch as a bright green lizard scurried out of the pathway for the safety of yet another jagged rock or scruffy desert shrub.