Date of Award
2012
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Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Music (MA)
Department
Music
First Advisor
Sheila Woodward
Second Advisor
Jane Ellsworth
Third Advisor
Sara Goff
Abstract
"This paper explores techniques in theatrical improvisation and discovers how they can be applied to jazz improvisation pedagogy. Improvised character and narrative are addressed from a theatrical standpoint and techniques are demonstrated to be easily relatable to jazz. The author proposes some techniques for use by educators of jazz improvisation and gives examples of how to teach simple concepts to ensembles using theatrical methods. It is the intent that these concepts will help develop soloists who perform jazz solos from a storytelling standpoint. The paper favors the use of impersonation rather than imitation of jazz artists, and also reincorporation rather than free-association of materials and ideas"--Document.
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Recommended Citation
Geyer, Nathan, "Improvisation: narrative and character techniques in jazz pedagogy" (2012). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 50.
https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/50
Comments
Typescript. Vita.