Improvisation
THE TEACHER OF MUSIC HAS SKILLS IN IMPROVISING MELODIES, VARIATIONS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS.
KNOWLEDGE
PERFORMANCE
REFLECTION
The art of improvisation is one of the truest forms of musicianship. Being able to express yourself in that sort of way can speak to the heart. We must be able to teach this art to our students or else they will be missing and important part of the own musicianship. Improvisation is a pertinent part of most music in the world right now.
ARTIFACTS
Below is a video of one of my kindergarten programs. To give my kindergartners the most confidence, I played the songs that they were playing on my guitar. That way if they got stuck on a verse of a song, they wouldn't get lost in background music. This also gave me the ability to expose them to many different playing styles on the guitar, which coincidentally helped them stay on track with the verses.
KNOWLEDGE
- The teacher understands how to perform written accompaniments on the music keyboard or chord instrument and how to transpose accompaniments to appropriate keys.
PERFORMANCE
- The teacher improvises accompaniments that are stylistically appropriate.
- The teacher improvises original melodies in a variety of styles, over given harmonic progression each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.
- The teacher uses resources to illustrate and teach improvisation.
- The teacher performs simple accompaniments appropriate for classroom use.
- The teacher transposes on musical instruments at sight.
REFLECTION
The art of improvisation is one of the truest forms of musicianship. Being able to express yourself in that sort of way can speak to the heart. We must be able to teach this art to our students or else they will be missing and important part of the own musicianship. Improvisation is a pertinent part of most music in the world right now.
ARTIFACTS
Below is a video of one of my kindergarten programs. To give my kindergartners the most confidence, I played the songs that they were playing on my guitar. That way if they got stuck on a verse of a song, they wouldn't get lost in background music. This also gave me the ability to expose them to many different playing styles on the guitar, which coincidentally helped them stay on track with the verses.