Form:
- AB
- Ostinati (Haruga kita, Piapa, I like it)
- Verse & refrain
Tempo:
- Variety of tempi (moderato, allegro)
Dynamics:
-
crescendo/decrescendo, forte/piano
Timbre:
- individual instruments:
-
- pitched and Moon Cake)
- unpitched (Haruga Kita, Piapa)
- male and female voices
- instrument families: WW, Brass, Percussion, Strings
Personal expressive preferences:
- Dynamics: Joy and sorrow
- Tempo: Happy and sad
- Anxious/calm: Bright and dark timbre