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Teaching improvisation to piano students of elementary to intermediate levels

Chyu, Yawen Eunice
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101867007

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2004, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
Improvisation has been an integral part of a keyboardist from the beginning of keyboard music up to the end of the nineteenth century. From the beginning of the twentieth century, improvisation has gone into a decline due to the emphasis on developing techniques and expanding repertoire. The value of improvisation includes the following: it develops comprehensive musicianship; it promotes concentration; it facilitates aural and sight-reading skills; it encourages self-expression and realizes self-actualization; it brings satisfaction and builds confidence; and it stimulates imagination. The purpose of this document is two-fold. The first purpose is to provide piano teachers an organized, repertoire-based approach to teaching improvisation. The second purpose is to apply this organized improvisational approach on various scale systems, such as pentatonic, whole tone scales, twelve tones, modes, as well as jazz, in addition to major and minor scales, to broaden the musical horizon of teachers and their students. The document is organized in the following manner. Chapter 1 provides the background information on the importance of teaching improvisation and a brief description of Pace approach to improvisation. Chapter 2 reviews literature related to teaching piano improvisation to give the reader an idea of how the art has been taught. Chapter 3 provides rhythmic and keyboard improvisational activities for the beginners as a basis for future improvisation. Chapter 4 explains the Pace approach to improvisation with examples in the elementary repertoire. Chapter 5 applies the Pace approach to improvisation on intermediate repertoire of various styles. Chapter 6 demonstrates improvisation on modes. Chapter 7 explores improvisation on twelve-tones. Chapter 8 investigates jazz improvisation. Chapter 9 offers a conclusion and provides some suggestions for success in improvisation.
Steven Glaser (Advisor)
187 p.
Music
piano; pedagogy; Pace approach; improvisation

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  • Chyu, Y. E. (2004). Teaching improvisation to piano students of elementary to intermediate levels [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101867007

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chyu, Yawen. Teaching improvisation to piano students of elementary to intermediate levels. 2004. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101867007.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chyu, Yawen. "Teaching improvisation to piano students of elementary to intermediate levels." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1101867007

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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