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TeachingImprovisationintheOrchestraCurtisWinters,OremJrHighckwinters@alpinedistrict.org
Whyteachimprovisation?
• Personalexpression• Spontaneouscomposition• Practicalmusictheory• Ampupyourconcerts• Enrichmentforadvancedstudents
Howtogetstarted?
• Useadrumbeatorbackuptrack• Call&Response-“Iplay,thenyouplayitback”• Startwith1noteandGRADUALLYincreasethenumberofnotes• A-MinorPentatonic:A-C-D-E-G-A(startingonG-string,orA-stringforbasses)• Yes,theteachermustleadtheCall&Response• Compare“improvisation”to“talkingwithfriends”
Next-stepoptions:
• Practiceandmemorizepatternstodevelop“musclememory”• GroupImprovPatterns• “Trade2’s”-peopletaketurnsimprovising2measuresatatime• Songsandplay-alongtracksfrommethodbooks• Repertoirewithimprovisation“solosections”
Concertoptions:
• Addrepeatmarkingsandinsertasoloinarock/fiddlepiece• ChangebackuppartstoPizz.sosoloistscanbeheard• Useelectricinstruments• Turnanyinstrumentintoan“electric”onewithatunerpickup• Performasongwitha“solosection”
Importantscaletypes:
• MinorPentatonic:D-F-G-A-C-D• Major:D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D• Mixolydian:D-E-F#-G-A-B-C-D• BluesScale:D-F-G-G#-A-C-D• NaturalMinor:D-E-F-G-A-Bb-C-D• HarmonicMinor:D-E-F-G-A-Bb-C#-D
UsefulMethodBooks:BasicFiddlersPhilharmonic-Simple&Adv.Tunes,BackupPartJazzPhilharmonic-Tune,2BackupParts,Prep.Exerc.,SampleSolosJazzBasicsforStrings-FullArrangements,PreparatoryExercisesFiddlersPhilharmonic-Adv.Tunes,2BackupPartsMarkWoodMethod(Advanced)-Adv.Excerc.,HeadCharts,SampleSolos
Repertoire:(Ifoundthesepiecesbysearchingjwpepper.com,usingthekeywords“stringorchestraimprovise”,andthenclickingonthe“Easy”filterintheleftsidebar.)RockStyleArizonaSun,MarkWood-AMajorStringThang,MarkWood-EMinorPentatonicorEBluesHuntersofAvatar,MarkWood-EMinorPentatonicPepperoniPizzaRock,BrianBalmages(VeryEasy)-EMinorPentatonicBalladStyleBlueSkiesandBrightStars,MattTurner-CMajorPrarieWaltz,MattTurner-CMajororCPentatonicStarLake,MattTurner-DMajorFiddleStyleFiddleSomethin’,LarryClark-D7(DMixolydian)JapaneseHoedown,KeikoYamada-DPentatonicorD7(DMixolydian)SwingStyleShuffleupagus,MattTurner-GMinorPentatonicorGBluesOtherStylesSpyVsSpy,MattTurner(Tango)-BHarmonicMinorCalypso,MartinNorgaard(Calypso)-GMajor
EducationalObjectives:
• Improvisingwith1scale(easy)• Improvisingwithseveralscaletypes(medium)• Improvisingovermultiplechords(long,challengingroad)• Oneimprovsongperyear(easy)• Oneimprovsongineachconcert(medium)
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• AshaMevlanaA-MinorPentatonicbackuptrack• Call&responsepatterns• Groupimprovpatterns• Fullsong,“FracturedElements”,featuringA-MinorPentatonicsolosection
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