Improvising In Styles A Workbook For Music Therapists Educators And Musicians

though improvisation is a therapeutic method that has been known and used in many settings there are only a few published practical guides on how to learn to clinically improvise this book aims to redress this gap by providing a comprehensive workbook specifically designed to give music therapists the tools needed to successfully improvise in their work each chapter focuses on a different style of music and begins with a discussion of its historical and musicological context and its relevance to music therapy then follows exercises for solo and duet practice that are built on each component of the style two accompanying cds provide examples from the text that serve to demonstrate beginning ideas and how to formulate the exercises presented 2010 spiral bound 430 pages table of contents permissions vii acknowledgments xi table of contents xiii contributors xvii audio excerpts xviii preface xx part one introduction how to practise 3 what is style 4 stylistic vs generic improvisation 6 aesthetic music therapy 6 cultural awareness 7 who can use this book 7 recommended musical skills 8 how to use this book 8 individual and group work 10 design of the book 11 developing an effective practice schedule 12 solo practice 12 duet practice 14 commonly asked questions 15 improvisation practice journal 17 conclusion 18 part two classical baroque era 21 baroque music and music therapy 22 exercises 23 components 23 harmonic progressions 23 suspensions 25 melodic development 28 tonic pedal 33 diminished chords 36 walking bass 38 sequences 41 counterpoint 43 form 48 passacaglia 48 theme and variations 51 toccata 54 chorale 57 dance 59 conclusion 62 classical period 63 classical music and music therapy 63 exercises 64 components harmony 65 alberti bass 66 melody and accompaniment 67 scales and arpeggios 68 octaves 70 modulation 71 form 81 sonata form 81 theme and variations 93 rondo form 101 secondary dominants 110 slow movements 110 conclusion 115 romantic era 117 romantic music and m