Middlebury

MUSC 0145

How to Improvise

How to Improvise
Have you ever watched a friend while they jam away on their guitar, awed that they can make things up on the spot? This is called improvisation. Perhaps you would like to learn how to improvise. In this course we will learn how to best express what we hear and see in an improvised performance. We will discuss strategies for making the prospect of extemporaneous performance less daunting for a novice. Students will also learn about the foundational influence Black musicians have on the US American improvisational tradition through the study of the philosophies of such artists as Ornette Coleman, Anthony Braxton, and George Lewis.
Subject:
Music
Department:
Music
Division:
Arts
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR ART
Equivalent Courses:
FYSE 1561 *

Sections

Spring 2023

MUSC0145A-S23 Lecture (Taylor)