Improvisation can be defined as compsing while performing.
One of the units in Band involves the students learning how to improvise. We learn how to improvise as a group. Each player in the band gets four or twelve bars (measures) to improvise a melody along with a pre-recorded Jazz Rhythm section (Piano, Bass and Drumset) The final task of the unit is a recording the improvisation.
Recorded Group Improvisation
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Bb Blues - 12 bars each|
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The 'Virtual' Rhythm Section
The play-a-long tracks we use are from a series by Jamey Abersold. If you are interested in learning more about playing jazz, this series is an excellent tool.
For the in-class recordings we used SmartMusic to accompany us. The accompianment is also available on CD. The track info is below.
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