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MUSIC IMPROVISATION TEACHING PLAN 2
Overview
Music is an important genre in the social aspects of every human being. The art of
producing music for various reasons have developed over time and today music is part of the
people’s lives. Music production advanced from the initial purpose of entertainment and passing
of information to the commercial purposes. Additionally, the artists have advanced the styles of
music production and hence it is important to improvise the pedagogical practices in the music
classes. According to 21st Century Competencies that the Ministry of Education Singapore has
identified “Critical and Inventive Thinking” as one of the key competencies that would help our
students to have a holistic education to prepare them for the future. Improvisation in the private
piano lessons would definitely help include imagination, invention, interpretation and
personalized imitation. In this paper, will shall study the advantages of improvisation and the
Objectives
The students should learn to study the market needs and analyze them
Materials
Bill Dobbins, (Jan., 1980), Improvisation: An Essential Element of Musical Proficiency. Music
General Music Classrooms, Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol 61(4) 379–395
MAUD HICKEY, (2009) Can improvisation be ‘taught’?: A call for free improvisation in our
Patricia Shehan Campbell, (Dec., 1991), Unveiling the Mysteries of Musical Spontaneity, Music
Directions
Step 1: In this step assess and determine what the students already know about music
improvisation skills. Interact with all the students and learn what they think about music and its
development. Additionally, ask the students to predict what will happen in the music industry in
future.
Step 2: Learn the contextualization and overview of the improvisation process. Under this stage,
the students should learn and understand what is meant by music improvisation and the
importance it has on the music producers as well as the consumers. The lesson materials should
be used thoroughly.
Step 3: Introduction to music improvisation history and its development up to the present date.
The history of music will be taught under this step to ensure that every student understands how
music began and the achievements made up to the present and what is expected in the future
Step 4: Learn some key elements of improvisations such as formal training, context, and life
experiences. The students should learn of the steps followed for one to get to the desired
improvisation level in the music industry. The needs for formal training will be discussed in
details and ensure the students understand its value in music industry. Additionally, the learners
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will appreciate the need of having a researched context based on the music market. The process
will equip them with first-hand information for them to produce the appropriate music when they
Step 5: Improvising for the 16 Bars. The skill would be vital for the students and will enhance
their knowledge about the music. The best way to ensure that the students understand the
improvisation of the 16 bar is to ensure that the students first learn the importance of the practice
and later help the students to learn the practice fully. Additionally, after learning the practice for
one time, it would be necessary for one to examine the understanding of the practice and hence
teach the areas that seems less understood by a majority of the students.
Step 6: Critique/ review of the practice. In this step, the students and the teacher will hold
discussions and analyze the practice learnt of improvisation of music. The students will first give
their views on the merits and demerits of improvisation of music. The practice is aimed at
checking how much the students understood about the practice as well as the ability to think
Step 7: Learn the implications of the improvisation practice. Under this stage, the main objective
will be to analyze the implications of the improvisation process of music. For instance, the
introduction of piano learning has some influence on the learning process as well as in the quality
of music produced in the industry. Additionally, the consumers’ taste of the music will be
affected by the improvisation methods adapted in the course. The step will enhance the student’s
understanding and on what to expect after the practices are incorporated in the system.
Step 8: Describe the importance of the improvisation methods selected for the improvement of
the music produced in the industry. The students must understand benefits accrued from the
implementation of the stated methods so that they can implement it fully for the progression of
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the music industry and the fulfillment of the consumers’ desire. The students should understand
issues such as market survey and the realization of the things to do to meet their tastes for the
Step 9: In the last step, we shall review what was learnt in the other steps to ensure that every
student has adequate information about the improvisation of the music to make the industry
better. The practice will allow the students to ask for clarification in any area that they did not
understand well during the entire steps. Therefore, at the end of the learning exercise, everyone
will have enough information concerning the improvisation of music through the learning
process. The act will sustain the quality of music produced in the industry.