Ready, Set, Improvise!: The Nuts and Bolts of Music Improvisation

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Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Listening
Chapter 3. Musical Dialogue-Imitation
Chapter 4. Discrimination
Chapter 5. Musical Dialogue-Improvisation
Chapter 6. Application to Instruments
Chapter 7. Assessment
Appendix
Bibliography

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Improvisation - the creation of a unique combination of musical content within a musical context - is core to musicianship. As authors Suzanne L. Burton and Alden H. Snell II demonstrate, students already build skills that drive improvisation when they listen to music or imitate rhythmic patterns. Building from this observation, Ready, Set, Improvise! addresses improvisation in a cogent, clear, practical, and sequential manner. As an essential resource for music educators, this book synthesizes what we know about exemplary music teaching and learning, provides an easy-to-follow sequence for guiding improvisation instruction, and gives techniques for assessment of students' skill and conceptual development. Burton and Snell explore lessons in singing, rhythmic chanting, moving, and playing instrument exercises that prepare students to improvise. This all-in-one guide gives music teachers the necessary tools with which to plan the next steps for students to become independent musicians.

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