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- Small Ensemble
- Tonal/Classical
Cantus Firmus: growing and shrinking melodies
The ensemble creates one by one a growing melody, then plays backwards until the beginning note returns
- Small Ensemble
- Free
- WarmUps/Games
Playing backwards
The musicians have to sit backwards. They then receive instructions to develop their reaction. Three deepening levels of development then follow.
- Small Ensemble
- Tonal/Classical
Cantus Firmus: variations
Further variations on the growing and shrinking melodies. Canons and solos.
- Tonal/Classical
- Small Ensemble
Variations on the Canon exercise
This exercise is a variation on exercise 3, with multiple followers. The leader improvises a melody, which the followers play at any time-interval agreed upon, like a canon.
- Tonal/Classical
- Solo Instrument Specific
Tonal duo improvisation
Free duo improvisation (violin / piano) in a romantic idiom.