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Improvisation Techniques (MUSI30078)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 6.25Not available in 2018
Overview
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This subject introduces the notion of spontaneous improvisation specifically designed for those musicians who have had little or no experience in the art of spontaneity as it relates to musical performance. It deals firstly with the breaking down of (perceived) inhibitions in the act of music making for those who have spent most of their music making governed by traditional notions of reading and learning music from the page.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should have acquired
- the capacity to spontaneously improvise music without inhibitions formed from previous musical training;
- the art of creating spontaneously short musical works which have recognisable and acceptable formal structures and melodic, harmonic and rhythmic components which demonstrate a knowledge of common (artistic) musical lanaguages.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
• Exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of their discipline including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to the practising musician
• Demonstrate an open and independent attitude towards contemporary cultural developments
• Demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the challenges for the professional musician in the 21st century
• Critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across the broader community
• Work at various levels, both individually and as a team member, in a wide variety of musical environments
• Understand and appreciate how the arts connect with the broader society and culture
• Be prepared to undertake postgraduate study.
Last updated: 3 November 2022