Keyboard Lab – Improvisation

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

Prerequisites

ILPN-121 or overall ensemble rating 2

Required Of

None

Electable By

Piano principals

Semesters Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Location

Boston

Department

PIANO

Course Chair

Dave Limina

Taught By

Robert Christopherson
Plamen Karadonev
Jason Yeager

Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu to find course information for a specific semester.