As I review improvisation methods and curricula, it becomes very clear to me that there are two kinds of improvisation, and the way these two are approached go kind of like this:
1. Let's get everyone playing whatever they feel, and lower our inhibitions so we can express ourselves through musical sounds.
2. Let's get each of the students improvising good melodies that follow the harmonic tones of the chord progression, while allowing them to develop their own sense of personal expression.
1. Let's get everyone playing whatever they feel, and lower our inhibitions so we can express ourselves through musical sounds.
2. Let's get each of the students improvising good melodies that follow the harmonic tones of the chord progression, while allowing them to develop their own sense of personal expression.