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Improvisation Methods: A Non-Idiomatic Improvisation Course for the Undergraduate Music Curriculum

Wood, Colin
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2381-8628
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555578371828511

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2019, Doctor of Musical Arts, Ohio State University, Music.
National standards in music education from elementary through the university level dictate that students should receive instruction in musical improvisation. However, most university music curricula do not include coursework devoted to the subject. This document first examines the calls for reform in collegiate music education as well as the challenges and barriers to change. Then, a review of literature illuminates motivations for incorporating improvisation in music education, the benefits of improvisation training, research on assessment in improvisation, and methods for teaching improvisation. A comprehensive semester-long course for teaching non-idiomatic improvisation at the undergraduate level to musicians of all instruments and backgrounds follows. The course design, assignments, and activities are all detailed to facilitate potential adoption by collegiate institutions. The document concludes with avenues for further research on the topic. It is the hope of this author that this document inspires the creation and adoption of courses in improvisation at colleges and universities.
Scott Jones (Advisor)
Shawn Wallace (Committee Member)
David Bruenger (Committee Member)
Thomas Wells (Committee Member)
Michael Torres (Committee Member)
134 p.
Music; Music Education
music; improvisation; music education; pedagogy

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  • Wood, C. (2019). Improvisation Methods: A Non-Idiomatic Improvisation Course for the Undergraduate Music Curriculum [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555578371828511

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wood, Colin. Improvisation Methods: A Non-Idiomatic Improvisation Course for the Undergraduate Music Curriculum. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555578371828511.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wood, Colin. "Improvisation Methods: A Non-Idiomatic Improvisation Course for the Undergraduate Music Curriculum." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555578371828511

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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