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Traditionally, after an exceptional performance, members of the audience may feel so moved by the experience that they exclaim “Bravo!”
Music performance is a real-time art. Musical expression requires communication between players in the orchestra and is directed by the maestro.
Con Bravura means with great skill. Whenever music employs a tempo adjuster, continue playing but always look up at the conductor.
Always observe tempo adjusters so that you will perform con bravura during tempo changes.
It is beneficial to mentally treat tempo adjusters like imaginary speed-limit adjusters. For example, the law states that for safety reasons, traffic must slow down and continue at a slower speed in a School Zone, which is exactly the function of Meno Mosso. Accelerando can be framed as “stepping on the gas,” and Ritardando can be viewed as “applying the brakes.”
On the next page, Tempo Adjusters are depicted as traffic related visual analogies.
