Music Discovery

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- "Re"Arranging 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