Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...

“Hair!” yelled an audience member, in response to 14-year-old River Mitchell’s appeal for a one-syllable word. With that, two boys came to the front of the stage of Off Center for the Dramatic Arts in ...

Fingers graze a keyboard, poised to play. A trumpet rises to the lips. Drumsticks perch in the air, ready to fall. The improv begins, and this combo of jazz musicians instantly creates a piece of ...

Explore your passions within a supportive community! Join a community of graduate students while studying with professors with expertise in songwriting, informal music learning, Music Learning Theory, ...

But sadly, improvisation usually isn’t an educational priority in most conventional music teaching settings. A harmful idea many educators and music students adopt is that creating music in the moment ...

The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Music Education is a professional degree designed for students who are passionate about teaching music in K–12 schools. This fully accredited program offers a rigorous ...

Traditional Iranian music is not based on musical scores. Instead, traditional melody types are passed down orally. In his new book “Traditional Iranian music — Orality, physicality and improvisation, ...

For a few days only, the Addison Improv will be trading in mixed drinks for chocolate milk, as they host a camp teaching children everything from card tricks to one-liners. Two entertainment camps ...

The humor, spontaneity and fun of improvisational comedy is a stark contrast to the mundanity of day-to-day life, but the Spokane School of Improv shows how on-the-spot humor can be applied to ...

Led by professional choreographer and director, Jessica Bostock, in this three-week class fun combinations are taught as students get moving and learn about the style of the iconic American ...