Creating Improvised Music

3 credits · Undergraduate

Creating Improvised Music is an upper-level performance course exploring the foundational principles of music improvisation. It is open to instrumentalists and vocalists from differing musical backgrounds. Through guided improvisational exercises, games, and the creation of new work supplemented with readings, class listening sessions, discussions, observations, and reflection, students will broaden their ability to create and perform music expressively and in the moment.