> its nice to add a breathing quality to a line by adding some kind of cyclical dynamic, then also being able to add a crescendo on top of that, or being able to decrescendo while still maintaining some kind of pattern of accents or dynamic phrasing.
Love that. As a singer that's what I've trained all my life, even when it's a just a single marking on the page, you read it within the context of, is this on a phrase, what's the emphasis of the words/syllables, how does it relate to the pitch of the line (e.g. a lot of time a dim on an ascending line merely means "don't be an amateur and get louder"), what's happening with the other voices/instruments. Nuancing a crescendo from one large section to another while also giving respect to phrases within. Fun challenges.
Love that. As a singer that's what I've trained all my life, even when it's a just a single marking on the page, you read it within the context of, is this on a phrase, what's the emphasis of the words/syllables, how does it relate to the pitch of the line (e.g. a lot of time a dim on an ascending line merely means "don't be an amateur and get louder"), what's happening with the other voices/instruments. Nuancing a crescendo from one large section to another while also giving respect to phrases within. Fun challenges.