Improvising in Styles: A Workbook for Music Therapists, Educators, and Musicians
- Author: Lee, Colin A. & Houde, Marc
- ISBN: 9781891278587
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Though improvisation is a therapeutic method that has been known and used in many settings, there are only a few published practical guides on how to learn to clinically improvise. This book aims to redress this gap by providing a comprehensive workbook specifically designed to give music therapists the tools needed to successfully improvise in their work. Each chapter focuses on a different style of music and begins with a discussion of its historical and musicological context, and its relevance to music therapy. Then follows exercises for solo and duet practice that are built on each component of the style. Two accompanying CDs provide examples from the text that serve to demonstrate beginning ideas and how to formulate the exercises presented, 2010, Spiral-bound, 430 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Permissions vii
Acknowledgments xi
Table of Contents xiii
Contributors xvii
Audio Excerpts xviii
Preface xx
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
How to Practise 3
What Is Style? 4
Stylistic vs. Generic Improvisation 6
Aesthetic Music Therapy 6
Cultural Awareness 7
Who Can Use This Book 7
Recommended Musical Skills 8
How to Use This Book 8
Individual and Group Work 10
Design of the Book 11
Developing an Effective Practice Schedule 12
Solo Practice 12
Duet Practice 14
Commonly Asked Questions 15
Improvisation Practice Journal 17
Conclusion 18
PART TWO: CLASSICAL
Baroque Era 21
Baroque Music and Music Therapy 22
Exercises 23
Components 23
Harmonic Progressions 23
Suspensions 25
Melodic Development 28
Tonic Pedal 33
Diminished Chords 36
Walking Bass 38
Sequences 41
Counterpoint 43
Form 48
Passacaglia 48
Theme and Variations 51
Toccata 54
Chorale 57
Dance 59
Conclusion 62
Classical Period 63
Classical Music and Music Therapy 63
Exercises 64
Components
Harmony 65
Alberti Bass 66
Melody and Accompaniment 67
Scales and Arpeggios 68
Octaves 70
Modulation 71
Form 81
Sonata Form 81
Theme and Variations 93
Rondo Form 101
Secondary Dominants 110
Slow Movements 110
Conclusion 115
Romantic Era 117
Romantic Music and Music Therapy 117
Exercises 118
Chromatic Harmony 118
Form 124
Lieder (Song) 124
Downbeat 125
Bagatelle 132
Mazurka 135
Intermezzi and Rhapsodies 139
Opera 150
Puccini and Audrey 150
Conclusion 156
20th Century 159
20th Century Music and Music Therapy 160
Nationalism 161
Paul Nordoff: USA 161
Gerald Finzi: UK 171
Igor Stravinsky: Russia 174
Olivier Messiaen: France 176
Compositional Techniques 180
Debussy and Impressionism 180
The Whole-Tone Scale 186
Bitonality: Bartók 192
Atonality 197
Spirituality: Arvo Pärt 204
New Movements 208
Conclusion 208
PART THREE: POPULAR
Song 213
Popular Ballad and Music Therapy 214
Exercises 215
Chord Progression Warm-ups 216
Major Chord Progressions 218
Minor Chord Progressions 224
Creating Your Own Chord Progressions 228
Chord Progression Embellishments 230
Piano Accompaniments 236
Additional Accompaniment Embellishments 238
Voice and Lyrics 242
Song Form 246
Conclusion 249
Blues 251
Blues and Music Therapy 252
Exercises 253
Melody and Phrasing 253
Groove and Rhythm 257
Form and Harmony 260
Ornamental and Stylistic Devices 269
Additional Resources 273
Prepared Guitar 273
Using Single-Pitch Instruments (Reed Horns, Whistles, Tone Chimes) 274
The Blues Form in the Keys of D and A 275
Conclusion 275
Jazz 277
Jazz and Music Therapy 279
Exercises 280
Swing Using a Cymbal and Snare 281
Swing Using a Walking Bass Line 283
Harmony 287
Comping on Chord Progressions 297
Form 307
Conclusion 312
PART FOUR: WORLD
India: Ragas 31
Ragas and Music Therapy 316
Exercises
Drones 317
Thaats 319
Ornamentation 324
Form 328
Tala 335
Conclusion 339
Korea: Folk Music 341
Korean Music and Music Therapy 342
Exercises
Melody 343
Rhythm 344
Scales 345
Folk Songs 345
Arirang 345
Saeya, Saeya, Pa-rang Saeya 349
Han Oback-Nyoun 350
Onghaeya 353
Conclusion 356
Argentina: Nuevo Tango 357
Nuevo Tango and Music Therapy 359
Exercises 360
Tango Bass Patterns 360
Motivic Cells 364
Syncopated Rhythm 366
Chromaticism 369
Chord Progressions and Sequences 374
Modal Clusters 379
Integrating the Style 381
Conclusion 384
PART FIVE: AUTHENTICITY
Finding Your Own Voice 387
Exercises
Combining Styles 388
Tone Colouring 389
The Architectural Tonic 392
Creating Small Melodic Themes/Cells 393
Creating Unique Scales 396
Reharmonising Songs 396
Thinking Like an Orchestra 398
Image Improvisation 399
Building a Music-Centered Library of Resources 400
Conclusion 402
Appendices 405
A. Listening Guide 405
B. Instrumental Combinations 409
C. Jazz Scales and Modes 411
D. Scale Reference 413
Bibliography 419
Author and Composer Index 423
Subject Index