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Innovative Practice - Improvisation and Composition as a tool for learning repertoire and exploring the guitar (2022)

Antonio Persak
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Many classical guitarists today are unlikely to be exposed to improvisation. In my practice I have observed that we tend to be focused on mastering notated music. This is quite contrary to many other musical cultures such as those of blues, jazz and folk music. As a classically trained guitarist I got involved in improvisation and composition and this consequently changed my practice routine and performances. This led to the research question: how can classical guitarists use improvisation and composition to enhance the performance of notated music and explore the instrument in terms of rhythm, tone production, timbre and chamber music skills? In this exposition I present the exercises I accumulated, transcribed and worked through in the past few years that were born out of improvisation and composition practice and that can play a vital role in developing musical qualities like focus, flow and technique that can improve the performance of notated music. Some of these exercises are original compositions; others have been modified based on exercises by authors like Mick Goodrick, Susan Williams and Dusan Bogdanovic. The research makes use of guitar methods, compositional books and guitar etudes, for instance Mauro Giuliani’s, 24 Etudes Dusan Bogdanovic’s Polyrhytmic and Polymetric studies and Mick Goodric’s Advancing Guitarist, as well as interviews with respected composers/improvisers and educators in the field. One of the main outcomes of the research is a set of open score guitar etudes created in collaboration with composers. In this exposition I will present the exercises I accumulated in the past few years that were born out of improvisation and composition practice that I believe can enhance certain skills and performance of notated music. Some of exercises are original exercises, some are modified by me and some them are my own creation. The research is backed by many of high quality guitar methods, compositional books and guitar etudes, followed by interviews with respected composers/improvisers and educators interested in this field. Big emphasis in the research is also an open score guitar etudes created in collaboration with composers.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsimprovisation, composition, practice, open scores, Classical guitar, exercises
date22/11/2021
published11/07/2022
last modified11/07/2022
statuslimited publication
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copyrightAntonio Persak
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languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1432918/1432919
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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