MUSC0145A-S23
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.
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.
- Term:
- Spring 2023
- Location:
- Mahaney Center for the Arts 221(MAC 221)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-4:15pm on Monday (Feb 13, 2023 to May 15, 2023)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Matthew Taylor
- Subject:
- Music
- Department:
- Music
- Division:
- Arts
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AMR ART
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 23015
- Subject Code:
- MUSC
- Course Number:
- 0145
- Section Identifier:
- A