Keyboard Lab - Improvisation

Department - PIANO
Offered - Fall, Spring, Summer
Course number - ILPN-253

A performance lab intended for keyboardists with little or no experience in improvisation. Instructional focus is on understanding of materials of improvisation both theoretically and aurally, and assimilating these materials into established musical forms and styles. Learning methods include playing with tapes and MIDI sequences, various call-and-response activities, and writing, performing, and analyzing improvisations.

Credits: 1
Course Chair: Stephany Tiernan
Prerequisites: ILPN-121 or overall ensemble rating 2
Required of: None
Electable by: Piano principals