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Providing Materials for Piano Teachers: Exploring the Characteristics of Effective and Flexible Improvisation Exercises (2023)

Sara Rashidian
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Many piano teachers acknowledge the advantages of improvisation in fostering creativity, expression, and understanding of musical grammar and syntax. However, it is often overlooked in lessons, with limited time spent on it or sometimes none at all. This lack of emphasis can be attributed to the need for more straightforward and practical examples of how to incorporate improvisation exercises across different skill levels, particularly for classically trained piano teachers. To address this problem, this study aimed to find ways for designing improvisation exercises that can be flexibly applied by piano teachers. Action and design research were chosen as the methodology, based on which two exercises were designed and tested through the cycles. The exercises were designed based on the concept of guided improvisation, which means improvising on a given structure, specific theme, harmony, or rhythm. The first exercise involved improvising in the right hand using simple melodies in the C major scale and playing the three main chords of the tonality in the left hand, the second involved improvising inspired by Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik theme, which called repertoire-based improvisation. The exercises were tested during three cycles by a target group of six piano teachers, including those with varying levels of experience in teaching improvisation. The feedback from the teachers helped to identify key design principles for creating effective improvisation exercises, which can be used to improve future improvisation materials for piano teachers. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the design of effective improvisation exercises and offers practical guidance for piano educators looking to incorporate improvisation into their lessons.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsimprovisation, Music Education, piano pedagogy, improvisation exercises., improvisation materials, design principles
date24/05/2023
published13/07/2023
last modified13/07/2023
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyright2023
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2159170/2159171
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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