- WarmUps/GamesWarm up
Any kind of exercise which is used to begin a session, a practice session at your instrument, or which is helping to build up a afvorable state of mind for improvisation. - Tonal/ClassicalTonal/classical improvisation
In a tonal improvisation, a tonal center and hierarchy is used as a reference and serves as an anchor to attach a musical discourse. The nature of this discourse can vary greatly. - FreeFree improvisation
A method to create music without any predeterminations. It is based on the idea that every player can make decisions on any point on the timeline. We consider it as a form of (Co-) composing in time. - Extra MusicalExtra musical improvisation
An extramusical improvisation is a kind of improvisation (not using musical elements) which stands in relation/contact with other art forms like dance, movie, theatre, acting etc. - Solo Instrument SpecificSolo, instrument specific
Exercises for solo instruments including specific instrumental skills. - Small EnsembleSmall ensemble
Exercises for any kind of small groups from duo up to quintet. - Large EnsembleLarge ensemble
Exercises for any kind of larger ensembles from quintet up to orchestra. - Cross ArtsCross arts
Videos with any kind of combination of improvisation with other art forms and media.
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- Free
- Large Ensemble
Phrases, Improvisation with Urban Maeder
Learn to perceive phrases. Play & Listen: listen to the chain of individual sounds of each player. Focus on speed, dynamics, and form.
- WarmUps/Games
- Large Ensemble
Fingerbeats on fixed pulse
Fingerbeats on fixed pulse.
- WarmUps/Games
- Large Ensemble
Shifting pattern
Shifting pattern with 2 layers in different metre.
- Large Ensemble
- Free
Thinking Silent Matter
The excercise focuses on improvisation in a large ensemble context, bringing attention to silence and reduced sound material with slowly changing parameters.
- WarmUps/Games
- Small Ensemble
- Large Ensemble
Unison exercise
Unison playing by ear on a leader.
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
- Free
Frozen Notes (Exercise in 7 parts)
Deconstructing and constructing the written musical material.
- WarmUps/Games
- Large Ensemble
Body warming up
Group warming up by stepping arround.
- WarmUps/Games
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
Unison exercise (variation)
Unison playing by ear on a leader.
- WarmUps/Games
- Large Ensemble
Shifting pattern (variation)
Shifting pattern with 2 layers in different metre with mixed groups.
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
- Tonal/Classical
How to improvise with minimal techniques
Minimal techniques are used both to provide structure and to allow freedom, within a framework.
- Free
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
Different demands of comping and being a soloist
Exercises for comping and soloing
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
- Tonal/Classical
How to integrate Messiaen's techniques into an improvisation
The musicians are informed about Messiaen's use of modes, rhythms and structural aspects. All these elements are trained in a systematical way, after which they can be applied in a final improvisation.
- Free
- Large Ensemble
- Small Ensemble
Improvising with accents and articulations
Exercises for the development of parametric aspects
- Large Ensemble
- Free
"Cuts" Improvisation with Christoph Baumann
Cuts are simple cues, which generate unexpected sounds in Groups, enable to learn how to make fast and clear decisions, develop sound-memory and allow also the use of tonal aspects in conducted free music.