Download or read book Exploring Music Students Jazz Improvisation Skills Through Listening Or Jazz Improvisation Theory Instruction written by Ronald Brown and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curriculum and teaching have prevailed as instruments of knowledge that accommodate social change and development of the arts (Danmole, 2011). College music students' expressivity and creativity when producing improvisation depend on the theoretical knowledge of improvisation gained in high school (Hargreaves, 2012). General music instruction has been included in public schools since the mid-1970s however, there were limited research studies conducted about the instruction of jazz music (West, 2014). Core music standards challenge learners and instructors to engage in developing new musical commodities that entail both improvisation and composition (Shuler, Norgaard, & Blakeslee, 2014; West, 2014). Leaders of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (2013) affirmed the importance of creativity and improvisation for students' development in the music standards. Music researchers have noted the new national standards for music educators include jazz ensemble in educational music programs, but music educators in public schools provide limited instruction in jazz improvisation theory (Lewis & Lovatt, 2013; Roger, 2013). Researchers have produced studies to educate instructors about music creativity that involve defining, evaluating, and composing jazz improvisation (Abramo & Reynolds, 2015). Music educators within the field of curriculum and teaching apply music creativity research to construct frameworks to foster music creativity for instructors studying music education (Hargreaves, 2012). Researchers have also noted jazz improvisation instruction and extended creativity concepts can contribute to developing students' music creativity (Bresler, 2012). The problem is that college faculty members do not have sufficient knowledge regarding how best to focus instructional time to promote students' jazz improvisation skills. More research is necessary to determine if theoretical or aural instruction will increase students' music creativity (Bresler, 2012). Without further research, students will continue to be underprepared for careers and further study in jazz (Watson, 2010a).
Download or read book Improvisation and Music Education written by Ajay Heble and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers compelling new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of improvisation pedagogy. Bringing together contributions from leading musicians, scholars, and teachers from around the world, the volume articulates how improvisation can breathe new life into old curricula; how it can help teachers and students to communicate more effectively; how it can break down damaging ideological boundaries between classrooms and communities; and how it can help students become more thoughtful, engaged, and activist global citizens. In the last two decades, a growing number of music educators, music education researchers, musicologists, cultural theorists, creative practitioners, and ethnomusicologists have suggested that a greater emphasis on improvisation in music performance, history, and theory classes offers enormous potential for pedagogical enrichment. This book will help educators realize that potential by exploring improvisation along a variety of trajectories. Essays offer readers both theoretical explorations of improvisation and music education from a wide array of vantage points, and practical explanations of how the theory can be implemented in real situations in communities and classrooms. It will therefore be of interest to teachers and students in numerous modes of pedagogy and fields of study, as well as students and faculty in the academic fields of music education, jazz studies, ethnomusicology, musicology, cultural studies, and popular culture studies.
Download or read book Teaching Improvisation Through the School Jazz Ensemble written by Charles L. Sable and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jazz Language A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation written by Dan Haerle and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1980 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation text, but a pedagogical reference providing the information musicians need to pursue any activity they wish.
Download or read book Interaction Improvisation and Interplay in Jazz written by Robert Hodson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-18 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance offers a new and exciting way to listen to and understand jazz. When describing a performance, most jazz writers focus on the improvised lines of the soloist and their underlying harmonic progressions. This approach overlooks the basic fact that when you listen to jazz, you almost never hear a single line, but rather a musical fabric woven by several musicians in real time. While it is often pragmatic to single out an individual solo line, it is important to remember that an improvised solo is but one thread in that fabric; and it is a thread supported by, responded to, and responsive of the parts being played by the other musicians in the group. Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance explores the process of player interaction in jazz, and the role this interaction plays in creating improvised music, including: jazz improvisation through theory and analysis musical roles, behaviours and relationships harmony, interaction and performance Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance will appeal to students of jazz history, composition, and performance, as well as to the general jazz audience.
Download or read book Teaching Jazz Improvisation to Middle School Recorder Learners written by Yi-Ju Shih and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: A concept of dual music learning -- "learning to improvise" and "learning by ear"--Is recognized as an essential approach to develop musicianship by the Gordon Method. According to the national music standards, these two principles of music learning are listed as the third and sixth standards respectively. However, they still have not been equally taught in traditional or note-oriented music education. Not many middle school music teachers have learned how to teach improvisation, the core of jazz style. Thus, an achievable and well-developed teaching curriculum of jazz improvisation for the teachers is needed. The curriculum presented here is designed for the most common and affordable instrument--the recorder--and integrates the applications of Music Learning Theory, the recorder pedagogy of Jump Right In and the improvisational skills of Developing Musicianship Through Improvisation along with the elements of jazz improvisation
Download or read book Jamey Aebersold s Jazz Ear Training Book 2 CDs written by Jamey Aebersold and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamey Aebersold's Jazz Ear Training is a no-nonsense approach consisting of two hours of recorded ear training exercises with aural instructions before each. It starts very simply, with intervals and gradually increases in difficulty until you are hearing chord changes and progressions. All answers are listed in the book, and contains transposed parts for C, B-flat, and E-flat instruments to allow playing along. Beginning to advanced levels.
Download or read book Expanding the Space for Improvisation Pedagogy in Music written by Guro Gravem Johansen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding the Space for Improvisation Pedagogy in Music is a critical, research-based anthology exploring improvisation in music pedagogy. The book broadens the understanding of the potentials and possibilities for improvisation in a variety of music education contexts and stimulates the development of knowledge and reflection on improvisation. The book critically examines the challenges, cultural values, aims and methods involved in improvisation pedagogy. Written by international contributors representing a variety of musical genres and research methodologies, it takes a transdisciplinary approach and outlines a way ahead for improvisation pedagogy and research, by providing a space for the exchange of knowledge and critique. This book will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of arts education, music education, improvisation, music psychology, musicology, ethnomusicology, artistic research and community music. It will also appeal to music educators on all levels in the field of music education and music psychology.
Download or read book Jazz Improvisation written by Antonio J. Garcia and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). If grading music students in any creative course for credit is a challenge, how much more difficult is it to grade something as personal and nebulous as jazz improvisation? Should students be evaluated on their creativity in soloing or simply on technical skills such as chords and scales? What are the objectives in an improv course, and how can they be graded? The instructors whose responses are presented in this book represent over 700 years of combined experience teaching jazz improvisation over 400 of those years for credit.
Download or read book Teaching and Learning Jazz Music Improvisation written by Sherrill Elaine Rutherford and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning to improvise jazz music is an exceptional feat of human cognition, and although this is the ultimate accomplishment of jazz musicians, approaches to teaching improvisation are highly variable. There is little agreement, and limited research on best teaching methods for learning to improvise jazz music. The research reported in this thesis explored jazz musicians' viewpoints regarding most effective approaches to teaching and learning to improvise using Q methodology, with the intent of synthesizing a constructive pedagogical framework for jazz improvisation. Six orientations to teaching improvisation were investigated: theory-based, aural, sequential, immersion, imitation, and creativity. Twenty-four jazz musicians were recruited, 12 post-secondary students and 12 professionals/teachers. Four participated in an email survey, and 20 performed Q sort interviews. Three-hundred-and-sixty-one statements were amassed to form a concourse that comprehensively represented jazz musicians' viewpoints on how best to teach and learn to improvise, and a representative sub-sample of 47 statements was selected using emergent themes. Each participant who completed a Q sort ranked the 47 statements according to their importance followed by an interview to provide a detailed explanation of their ranking. The Q sort configurations were entered into data analysis software (PQMethod) which performed factor analysis to group participants with similar viewpoints. The optimum solution revealed three factor viewpoints on how best to teach and learn jazz music improvisation. Statement weightings for each factor and interview transcripts were reviewed to interpret and name the viewpoints according to the perspectives expressed: The Pragmatic Emulator, Listen and Just Play, and The Jazz Communicator. These viewpoints could be used as a conceptual framework for designing three discrete approaches to teaching jazz improvisation. However, a blended developmental approach that combines the viewpoints is proposed, which incorporates all of the orientations identified as important for teaching improvisation: theory-based, aural, sequential, immersion, imitation, creativity, plus communication. The three viewpoints identified appear to represent learning or cognitive styles that are intrinsic traits unrelated to environmental influences. The best way to learn to improvise is very individual, and may be related to learning styles. Therefore, teaching improvisation must be tailored to each learner's style to be successful.
Download or read book The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation written by John McNeil and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Classroom Guide to Jazz Improvisation dispels the misconception that one must be a jazz expert to give students a solid foundation in jazz improvisation. Authors John McNeil and Ryan Nielsen argue that all individuals possess an innate ability to improvise and that, given sufficient exposure and repetition, anyone can improvise in music as successfully as they improvise in life. Drawing on their shared 54 years of teaching experience and extensive work as professional jazz musicians, McNeil and Nielsen offer classroom-tested lesson plans for music educators of all backgrounds, removing the guesswork and mystique along the way.
Download or read book Materials and Concepts in Jazz Improvisation written by Kurt Johann Ellenberger and published by Assayer Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials and Concepts in Jazz Improvisation is a comprehensive and concise compilation of the various harmonic and melodic devices used by jazz musicians. It attempts to deal with these materials, (and later, the concepts), in a manner that allows for the greatest possible freedom and flexibility without resorting to mere "licks." The text presents the student and teacher with a conceptual framework that explains "why" as well as "how." It can be used by musicians at any stage of development, but it does assume a rudimentary grounding in music theory. For students and teachers of jazz at any level, it provides a linear perspective on improvisation and harmony from the simplest to the most advanced concepts; it can also function as a reference text for anyone involved in jazz at any level from hobbyist to professional, providing quick and easy descriptions and definitions of the musical materials found in jazz. It can be used for individual study, in classroom settings (jazz theory, jazz improvisation, or jazz pedagogy), in private lessons, or simply as a resource volume.
Download or read book Creative Jazz Improvisation written by Scott Reeves and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading textbook in jazz improvisation, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition represents a compendium of knowledge and practice resources for the university classroom, suitable for all musicians looking to develop and sharpen their soloing skills. Logically organized and guided by a philosophy that encourages creativity, this book presents practical advice beyond the theoretical, featuring exercises in twelve keys, ear training and keyboard drills, a comprehensive catalog of relevant songs to learn, and a wide range of solo transcriptions, each transposed for C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments. Chapters highlight discussions of jazz theory - covering topics such as major scale modes, forms, chord substitutions, melodic minor modes, diminished and whole-tone modes, pentatonic scales, intervallic improvisation, free improvisation, and more - while featuring updated content throughout on the nuts and bolts of learning to improvise. New to the Fifth Edition: Co-author Tom Walsh Additional solo transcriptions featuring the work of female and Latino jazz artists A new chapter, “Odd Meters” A robust companion website featuring additional exercises, ear training, play-along tracks, tunes, call and response tracks, keyboard voicings, and transcriptions, alongside Spotify and YouTube links to many of the featured solos Rooted in an understanding that there is no one right way to learn jazz, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition explores the means and methods for developing one’s jazz vocabulary and improvisational techniques.
Download or read book Jazz Improvisation Revised written by David Baker and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz Improvisation focuses on the communicative and technical aspects of improvisation and makes an excellent resource for both pros and aspiring improvisers. Assimilate and execute chord progressions, substitutions, turn arounds and construct a melody and jazz chorus.
Download or read book Music Theory Through Improvisation written by Ed Sarath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for Music Theory courses, Music Theory Through Improvisation presents a unique approach to basic theory and musicianship training that examines the study of traditional theory through the art of improvisation. The book follows the same general progression of diatonic to non-diatonic harmony in conventional approaches, but integrates improvisation, composition, keyboard harmony, analysis, and rhythm. Conventional approaches to basic musicianship have largely been oriented toward study of common practice harmony from the Euroclassical tradition, with a heavy emphasis in four-part chorale writing. The author’s entirely new pathway places the study of harmony within improvisation and composition in stylistically diverse format, with jazz and popular music serving as important stylistic sources. Supplemental materials include a play-along audio in the downloadable resources for improvisation and a companion website with resources for students and instructors.
Download or read book Jazz improvisation written by Sam Most and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz Improvisation is for students who wish to hone their improvisation skills, and is applicable to all treble clef instruments. Designed to also improve single line sight reading and an awareness of jazz chromaticism, this book builds upon 11 well-known chord patterns with increasingly difficult melodies.
Download or read book Ted Greene Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing Vol 1 written by Ted Greene and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1985-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book that clearly explains the principles of jazz soloing. Logically organized, with hundreds of musical examples, this method is the result of many years of Ted's teaching and research.
