Developmental levels and characteristics of instrumental jazz improvisers

What is it about?

Learning how to improvise in the jazz idiom demands specific knowledge and skills. This study examined high school and college musicians with varying levels of improvisation experience to determine what knowledge and skills contributed to expertise and how they could be interpreted developmentally, from novice to advanced.

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Why is it important?

This study is important for anyone interested in learning about the development of improvisation expertise. The developmental continuum model may serve as a resource for students and teachers to assess and evaluate a person's improvisation achievement level.