Hi James,
Choosing voices for a piece is always a difficult one as more often than not the piece one is trying to play is a 'vocal' and one is playing it as an 'instrumental'. So the consideration has to be, "What sound(s) will best fit the 'mood' of the piece?". And different voices are played in different ways. A percussive instrument like a piano or vibes will be played with 'attack'; and with strings or a horn the technique will be to run one note smoothly into the next. I think there is no doubt that
how you play a piece will depend on the sounds you are using.
And then you have to think of what tempo it should be set at? Too slow and the piece will 'drag'. Too fast and it will sound as if one is rushing to get to the end, pack up and go home.
Half the fun of playing our keyboards is finding those styles and voices that we think will suit the song we are playing. I think one's approach to any song will depend on the song. In this one below I have started off with no backing at all .. just chords and melody. Then as the song starts I have brought in the drums and bass ... and as the piece progresses I have gradually increased the 'tempo'. And to get a 'fuller' sound I have switched from playing the melody with single notes to playing with full chords. But no 'big finish' as what I have done here is to gradually 'fade out' at the end.
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