Re: Rules regarding changing tempo mid-song?
DO whatever the hell you want. If you think it sounds good jumping about all over, then do it! Its common in classical music (especially chopin) for tempo rubato to be applied, where the performer is given a slight freedom to adjust the tempo throughout the song as he feels necessary to help convey emotion...the very loose rule with this is if one bar is slowed down a little, another should be sped up to compensate. In pop music it isnt so common - but then try looking at some alternative bands and theres tempo changes all over the place! It matters not one bit what you do, so long as it sounds good.
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