Archive for the ‘improv techniques’ Category

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 1

An invitation to explore self-expressive “free” improvisation, in which, as we say in Music for People, “there are no wrong notes.” (I blogged about the comedy of errors I experiened making these videos here.) These videos are cross-posted with my other blog.

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 2

Priming the pump of the creative imagination by improvising just one note at a time.

Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians

Cross-posting with my other blog:
I see that Greg Sandow gave Jeff Agrell’s book a great mention last April, calling it ” a complete delight, radiating both love and deep understanding of music from every word.” I wrote my own review of Jeff’s wonderful book last February for Connections, the Music for People newsletter. [...]

Saying Yes

All I can say is that teaching improvisation classes to DePauw School of Music freshmen is the absolutely best job in the world. I’ve been having such an amazing time this semester that the amount of experiences to recount is so overwhelming that I haven’t known where to begin.
Today’s class ended up centering [...]