What is it about?
A group of beginning band students met and engaged with group improvisation activities with me over eight weeks. I documented what they learned through improvisation both individually and as a group.
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Why is it important?
Many times, improvisation is saved for more advanced students and/or students interested in jazz. However, instead of learning to improvise, this article shows that students can learn through improvisation and improvise to learn.
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This article was based on my dissertation. I hope you enjoy it.
Dr. Michael Patrick Wall
Independent Researcher
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This page is a summary of: Improvising to learn, Research Studies in Music Education, January 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1321103x17745180.
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