Learn the basic concepts of improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world, including the mental, melodic, and harmonic processes that contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo.
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Students should be able to play an instrument at a beginner level and be familiar with basic music notation.
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Sous-titres : Français, Chinois (simplifié), Portugais (brésilien), Allemand, Russe, Anglais, Espagnol
Ce que vous allez apprendre
Use storytelling as a tool to improve your improvisation
Practice and use various scales to improve your improvisation skills
Identify harmonic motion in a song
Use guide tones and guide tone lines when you're improvising
Compétences que vous acquerrez
Music PerformanceMusicJazzJazz Improvisation
Résultats de carrière des étudiants
33%
ont commencé une nouvelle carrière après avoir terminé ce cours
19%
ont bénéficié d'un avantage concret dans leur carrières grâce à ce cours
Certificat partageable
Obtenez un Certificat lorsque vous terminez
100 % en ligne
Commencez dès maintenant et apprenez aux horaires qui vous conviennent.
Cours 2 sur 4 dans le
Dates limites flexibles
Réinitialisez les dates limites selon votre disponibilité.
Niveau intermédiaire
Students should be able to play an instrument at a beginner level and be familiar with basic music notation.
Approx. 15 heures pour terminer
Anglais
Sous-titres : Français, Chinois (simplifié), Portugais (brésilien), Allemand, Russe, Anglais, Espagnol
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Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than half a century, the college has evolved to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. Berklee serves distance learners worldwide through its award-winning online extension school, Berklee Online.
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
1 heure pour terminer
Welcome to Jazz Improvisation
Welcome to the course! Here we will cover all the details about the course and what you'll need to know to get the most out of your experience.
1 heure pour terminer
3 vidéos (Total 9 min), 5 lectures, 1 quiz
5 lectures
A Note From Your Teaching Assistant10 min
Connect with Your Classmates10 min
Course Resources10 min
Earn A Course Certificate10 min
Join the Discussion!10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
What Are Your Goals?30 min
2 heures pour terminer
Improvisation as a Language
Since everybody who is taking this course starts from a different place in terms of their experience as an improviser, it's important at first to cover some basic material. We'll begin our journey by exploring the language used by jazz improvisors. Improvisation is analogous to language in many ways. With music, we become fluent when the vocabulary (scales and chords) and grammar (harmonic progressions) are assimilated into conversational content or story (melodic themes and structure) and we no longer have to consciously think about them while we play.
2 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 14 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
4 vidéos
Improvisation Study2 min
The Relationship Between Spoken Language & Music4 min
Story-Telling3 min
Creating Your Assignment (week 2)3 min
2 lectures
Spoken Language and Improvised Music10 min
Join Your Study Group10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
SELF ASSESSMENT: Improvisation as a Language30 min
3 heures pour terminer
The Improviser's Vocabulary
In this lesson, we'll explore the improviser's lingo. We'll identify the most common chord scales and the type of harmony they relate to including major, minor, and dominant 7.
3 heures pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 24 min), 4 lectures, 3 quiz
6 vidéos
Learning Scales4 min
10 Most Important Scales4 min
The Modes3 min
Dominant 7 Scale Choices4 min
Using Chord Scales3 min
4 lectures
The 7 Modes from Brightest to Darkest10 min
3 Additional Scales10 min
Join Your Study Group10 min
How to Record Yourself for Assignments10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Identify the Scale30 min
SELF ASSESSMENT: Understanding Others' Vocabulary30 min
3 heures pour terminer
Making Scale Choices in Real Time
Improvisers must be able to quickly recall chord scales and be able to play around on them fluently. This becomes important when choosing which chord scale to use on a given harmony—another thing we must be able to determine immediately. When a new tune is put in front of you at a session or a rehearsal, there isn't time to take the music home and spend an hour or two working out the correct scales. Improvisers need a quick, mostly intuitive way of making these scale choices in real time as the tune is being played. This week, we'll explore my method for making these quick musical decisions.
3 heures pour terminer
7 vidéos (Total 18 min), 1 lecture, 3 quiz
7 vidéos
Finding the Correct Major Scale2 min
Chord Scale Method2 min
Finding the Correct Minor Chord Scale2 min
Minor Examples1 min
Finding the Correct Dominant Chord Scale5 min
Creating Your Assignment (week 4)2 min
1 lecture
Join Your Study Group10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Scale Choices30 min
SELF ASSESSMENT: 500 Miles High30 min
3 heures pour terminer
Harmony for Improvisers
It is important for an improviser to clearly imply the harmonies when improvising. It is not enough to just play correct notes on each chord. In this lesson we'll examine how the improviser helps the harmonies move. Part of the improviser's job is to help the listener follow the changes as the chords move from one to another.
3 heures pour terminer
5 vidéos (Total 20 min), 2 lectures, 3 quiz
5 vidéos
Harmonic Motion3 min
Guide-Tones3 min
Using Guide-Tone Lines4 min
Harmonic Motion 26 min
Creating Your Assignment (week 5)2 min
2 lectures
Guide-Tone Line Examples Used in Week 4 Videos10 min
Join Your Study Group10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Harmony30 min
SELF ASSESSMENT: Memories of Tomorrow30 min
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Meilleurs avis pour IMPROVISATION DE JAZZ
par SB17 avr. 2016
Kinda have to learn to Improvise yourself, he teaches you tricks to make it better, but not *how* to improvise. However, it's impossible to generally state how to improvise, you just eventually learn.
par IO18 avr. 2017
It was productive and interesting time. I learnt a lot of new things and got much fun improving my improvisation skills. Cite from course: You will have plenty to keep you busy in the months ahead.
par MG19 nov. 2016
This was a truly great course, I learnt so much. And I have been playing piano for almost 60 years! Thanks to a wonderful teacher and musician (brilliant rendition of Chick Corea's Crystal Silence)
par YM2 juil. 2019
It showed got me real close to a personal tutor combined with its active class discussion network, keeping me on my toes and giving me a boost in my Jazz learning. I am happy I took this one.
À propos du Spécialisation Music Education for Teachers
In the Music Education for Teachers specialization, you will explore ways of integrating popular music into your teaching. You'll begin by learning from two highly experienced teachers, Krystal Banfield, the Vice President of Educational Outreach for Berklee College of Music, and David Alexis a Berklee Professor and long-time instructor for the Berklee City Music Program. They will take you through their process of incorporating popular music, improvisation, arranging, and music technology into the classroom while still fulfilling the common core learning standards.
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