Music Discovery: Improvisation for the Large Ensemble and Music Classroom
- Author: Ankney, Kimberley Lansinger
- Author: Healy, Daniel J.
Book
$115.50Special import
Contents
- About the Companion Website
- Section I - Improvisation in the Large Ensemble and Classroom
- Introduction
- How to use this book?
- How can students improvise?
- What is the purpose of this book?
- Why improvisation?
- Benefits
- Advantages for Students
- Advantages for Teachers
- Popular Myths Concerning Improvisation Pedagogy
- Section II - Understanding Improvisational Teaching and Responsive Planning
- Introduction
- Understanding Your Students
- Improvisational Teaching within Lessons
- Improvisational Teaching Across Lessons
- The Center of Improvisational Teaching: Assessing Growth
- Flexibility in Assessing Growth
- Embracing Students' Musical Journey
- Responding to Students' Experiences
- Encouraging Flexibility, Responsivity, and Open-Mindedness
- Getting Students Past the Giggles
- Organization of Lessons
- Lessons for a Variety of Large Ensemble and Class Settings
- Ensemble/Class Levels
- Structure of Lessons
- Section III - Lessons
- Melody
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Limited Pitch Set
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Brahmsian Improvisation
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Melodic Ornamentation
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Theory of Relativity
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Light Motif
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Middle Eastern Taqsim
- Harmony
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Mood Music
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Celestial Navigation
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Blues
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Flamenco Mittens with String
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Pedal to the Medal
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Sonority
- Rhythm
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Nontraditional Sounds
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Cheap Trick
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Swingology
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Synchronicity
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Rhythmic Mashup
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - I Have No Time
- Texture and Timbre
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Indie In D
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Braxtonian March
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Instigation Sounds
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Prayer Meeting from Outer Space (Mingus and Sun Ra)
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Imitation of Found Sounds
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Gesticulation
- Articulation
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - An Articulated Line
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Pointillism
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Cartoon Sounds
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Articulate the Positive
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Articulated Movement
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Techno Music
- Dynamics
- Beginning/Intermediate Ensemble- ReArranging
- Intermediate Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Deep Listening Dynamics
- Beginning Jazz Ensemble - Conceptual Scores
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Swells
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Oceans
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Studio Magic
- Section IV - Portals of Discovery: Vignettes in Improvisation Teaching and Learning
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Indie in D for Middle School Concert Band
- Beginning Instrumental/Choral Ensemble - Nontraditional Sounds for Middle School Chorus
- Beginning Improvisation Ensemble - Oceans for Elementary General Music
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Techno Music for Secondary General Music
- Intermediate Jazz Ensemble - Flamenco Mittens with String for High School Jazz Ensemble
- Intermediate Improvisation Ensemble - Middle Eastern Taqsim for High School Orchestra
- Epilogue
- References
- Index