Improvisation : methods and techniques for music therapy clinicians, educators, and students / Tony Wigram ; foreword by Kenneth Bruscia.

Author/creator Wigram, Tony
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoLondon ; Philadelphia : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
Description237 pages : music ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Subjects
Improvisation (Music)--Instruction and study.
Music therapy.

Contents Chapter 1. Introduction. Origins ; Teaching improvisation skills ; Learning piano improvisation skills ; Improvisation in music therapy: a process ; Musical elements: the language of musical expression ; Defining musical improvisation and clinical improvisation -- Chapter 2. Basic concepts in improvisation. Musical techniques and therapeutic methods ; Creative simplicity as a starting point ; Play rules and 'givens' ; Clinical application: the therapy process ; Summary -- Chapter 3. Musical techniques. Basic piano improvisation techniques ; Pulsed and non-pulsed playing ; Chordal improvisation ; Melodic improvisation: melodic dialogues ; Chord and melody improvisation ; Dissonant improvisation ; Atonal melodic dialogue improvisation ; Playing in 6ths and 3rds, tonic triads, 1st and 2nd inversions ; Playing in and out of meter ; Accompanying techniques ; Summary and conclusion -- Chapter 4. Basic therapeutic methods and skills. Mirroring, imitating and copying ; Matching ; Empathic improvisation and reflecting ; Grounding, holding and containing ; Dialoguing ; Accompanying ; Summary and integration -- Chapter 5. Advanced therapeutic methods: extemporizing and frameworking. Introduction ; Extemporizing ; Frameworking ; Jazz frameworks ; Spanish and Latin American frameworks ; Modal frameworks ; Summary -- Chapter 6. Transitions: in improvisation and therapy. Definition of transitions ; 'Seductive' transitions ; Limbo transitions ; Overlap transitions ; Alternative frameworks for transition techniques ; Summary -- Chapter 7. Thematic improvisation. Introduction ; The concept of 'theme' or 'leitmotif' ; Rhythmic thematic improvisation ; Melodic thematic improvisation ; Thematic improvisation incorporating musical techniques and therapeutic methods ; Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Group improvisation. Warm-up techniques ; Play rules, themes, media and structure: the foundations of improvisation ; Concrete, abstract and emotional themes ; Thematic improvisation, musical form, transference and counter-transference -- Chapter 9. Two different methods for analyzing and reporting improvised music. Introduction ; Analysis of music for a musical purpose ; Analysis of music for a therapeutic purpose ; Statistical analysis issues using the improvisation assessment profiles ; General conclusion.
Abstract Improvisation plays a key role in the toolbox of the music therapist. This practical and comprehensive guide and accompanying CD will prove indispensable to students, teachers, therapists, and musicians as a book of musical techniques and therapeutic methods. Notated examples allow readers to try out techniques and progress as they read, with audio examples on the CD adding another dimension to the structure and guidance provided for all levels of music student and therapist.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib CD-10196.
General noteAccompanying CD contents listed on pages 10-11.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and indexes.
LCCN 2004004032
ISBN1843100487 (pbk.)
ISBN9781843100485 (pbk.)

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