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==<span style="color:fuchsia">'''''Improvisation'''''</span>==<br />
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==='''<span style="color:purple">Definition of Improvisation</span>'''===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr1. What is improvisation?|Ontimpr1. What is improvisation?]]<br />
* [[Ontimpr8. The complexity of improvisation]]<br />
* [[Ontimpr9. How two substantial jazz improvisations could be identical]]<br />
* [[Ontimpr6. How to improvise music]]<br />
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==='''<span style="color:purple">Improvisation versus Composition</span>'''===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr10. Improvisation and Composition]]<br />
* [[Ontimpr2. Is the best improvisation inferior to the best composition?|Ontimpr2. Is the best improvisation inferior to the best composition?]]<br />
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==='''<span style="color:purple">Mistakes and Improvisation</span>'''===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr3. What is a mistake?|Ontimpr3. What is a mistake?]]<br />
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* [[Ontimpr4. On mistakes and improvisation|Ontimpr4. On mistakes and improvisation]]<br />
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==='''<span style="color:purple">The Epistemology of Improvisation</span>'''===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr6. Improvisation and Education]]<br />
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* [[Ontimpr7. Can Improvisation be taught?]]<br />
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* [[Ontimpr11. Is Improvisation Essential to Jazz?]]<br />
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* [[Ontimpr12. Positive Evaluations of Good Improvisations]]<br />
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===<span style="color:purple">'''Scientific investigations of improvisation'''</span>===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr5. Scientific investigations of improvisation|Ontimpr5. Scientific investigations of improvisation]]<br />
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===<span style="color:purple">'''Bibliography on Jazz Improvisation''' with some Abstracts</span>===<br />
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* [[Ontimpr0. Bibliography on Jazz Improvisation with some Abstracts]]<br />
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==='''<span style="color:fuchsia">Internet Resources on Improvisation</span>'''===<br />
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* '''[http://aln3.albumlinernotes.com/Kind_of_Blue.html Bill Evans liner notes for "Kind of Blue"]''' <span style="color:blue"> explaining the nature of improvisation in both solo and group performances. </span><br />
* [http://soundfly.com/courses/improvisers-toolkit/lessons/introduction Improviser's Toolkit] <span style="color:blue">at Soundfly. </span><br />
* [http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/teach/music.htm "Music Improvisation using Creativity + Music Theory: The Art & Science of Making Your Own Music"] <span style="color:blue">by Dr. Craig Rusbult, Ph.D. in Education from UW-Madison. Dr. Rusbult writes on the physics and physiology of harmony and the mathematics of music. He explains the relationships between musical factors in improvisation and composition by combining science and art with musical theory and creativity. He proves that most music, both improvised and composed, is based on the mathematical harmonies, sequential and simultaneous, that are the reason for the necessity of scales and chords in music (theory).</span><br />
* [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_improvisation Wikipedia on musical improvisation]<br />
* [http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/teach/music-science.htm "The Mathematics of Musical Harmony"] <span style="color:blue">by Dr. Craig Rusbult, Ph.D. in Education from UW-Madison. </span> <br />
* [http://www.jazzadvice.com/jazz-standard-melody "Why Melody is the Secret to Playing Better Jazz Solos"] <span style="color:blue">by [http://www.jazzadvice.com/author/eric/ Eric,] August 10, 2018 at [http://www.jazzadvice.com/jazz-advice-learning-archive/ JazzAdvice.com]. </span> <br />
* [http://www.drumeo.com/beat/mark-guiliana-drum-lessons/ "Exploring Your Creativity On The Drumset,"] <span style="color:blue">featured lesson at [http://www.drumeo.com/beat/mark-guiliana-drum-solo/ Drumeo.com] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Guiliana Mark Guiliana] who says to focus on four parameters: '''Dynamics:''' the volume at which you play, '''Rate:''' also referred to as subdivision (e.g., quarter, eighth, or sixteenth notes), '''Orchestrations:''' where on the instrument you play, and '''Phrasing:''' where in time you play. This is known by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym acronym] DROP. </span> <br />
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