How to make the dominant preparation less boring?

Here are different ideas:

1. If the dominant preparation is boring because it is too long, make it shorter. ...
2. Make the last bar in the dominant preparation a right hand only bar. ...
3. End the dominant preparation on a dominant chord followed by a pause. ...
4. Instead of a recapitulation in tonic make it in the subdominant.

1. What is a dominant preparation?
2. Why does the dominant resolve to the tonic?
3. Which scale degrees make up the dominant chord?

What is a dominant preparation?

The dominant preparation is a chord or series of chords that precedes the dominant chord in a musical composition. Usually, the dominant preparation is derived from a circle of fifths progression.

Why does the dominant resolve to the tonic?

Going from a dominant to the chord to which it is a dominant always sounds good to the ear. It feels like the chord leads to the next one. And if the composition or movement is written in a specific key, then when the harmony reaches a dominant chord, you feel a sense of unease and instability.

Which scale degrees make up the dominant chord?

A dominant chord is a major triad built on the fifth scale degree of either a major scale or a minor scale.