No, it just struck me as odd 'teaching' improviation. I know little of music theory, but I thought once the basic rules of improvisation were learnt, improvisation by it's very nature couldn't be taught per se.soulata wrote:Ian B wrote:A semi serious question, how do you teach improvisation?
Well, I teach jazz improvisation. Here are some points:
a) there are some rules (that can and will be broken or bent) in jazz improvisation
b) it's like teaching a language I suppose
c) everybody can improvise to some extent
d) nobody needs improv classes but a good teacher can help (I'm sure anybody can learn through listening and copying and whatnot, what I do is helping them do it)
more questions? (really, I'm not joking)
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I assumed (wrongly it seemshaydxn wrote:it's fair enough to teach improvisation! that's a silly question. you have to know scales to be able to bang out a good improvised line, so scales are a must. also, it's good to have a few tricks and tips about it to be any good.. for instance, a big wank of notes without space is generally bad, so you'll want to at least know that. the melodies that come out will be new, but you can't improvise well if you're not any good, and having a teacher can definitely help in that respect.
) that if people were advanced enough musically to play improvised, there would be little they could actually be taught about doing so.I'll creep back into a corner with my guitar and the dozen or so chords I've mastered now...........
