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VS : Improvisation with Automated Interactive Instruments

2023
In this performance, two guitar players improvise using electro-acoustic guitars equipped with actuators that can hit each of the strings. By moving through virtual shapes placed around them with their guitars and bodies, they can control the actuators.
Beaumont, Sebastien, Cruz, Ivann, Paté, Arthur, Berthaut, Florent   +3 more
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Aural Analysis of Arabic Improvised Instrumental Music (Taqsīm)

Music Perception, 2003
This study addresses the perception of Arabic improvised music. The modal musical system (maqām) as well as the model par excellence of instantaneous musical exposition and composition—instrumental improvisation (taqsīm)—are presented. The classical Arabic maqām (plural maqāmāt) is defined in terms of other fundamental interactive elements. The role of
Ayari, Mondher, McAdams, Stephen
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Group Improvisation in Secondary School Instrumental Ensembles

Music Educators Journal, 2022
Group improvisation encourages students to improvise in a collective setting to build confidence in their individual and group improvisational skills. In this article, I describe group improvisation methods that offer an accessible entry into creative music-making for learners in secondary school instrumental ensembles.
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Instrumental Jazz Improvisation Development

Journal of Research in Music Education, 2016
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the role aural imitation ability, jazz theory knowledge, and personal background variables play in the development of jazz improvisation achievement. Participants ( N = 70) included 26 high school and 44 college instrumentalists with varying degrees of jazz improvisation experience.
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Improviser circuit and technique for electronic musical instrument

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1987
An automatic improvisation circuit for an electronic musical instrument. "Short" rhythm and "short" melody data is read from memories under the control of random number generators, and this rhythm amd melody data is combined and varied as a function of preselected basic rhythms and tonics, and in accordance with rules, to improvise an accompaniment.
George M. Mancini, Rudolph A. Huber
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Composition and Improvisation in Instrumental Methods Courses: Instrumental Music Teacher Educators’ Perspectives

Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 2015
Abstract Many musical traditions value creative music making in the form of composition and improvisation. However, research indicates American public school teachers consider improvisation and composition among the least important and most difficult skills to teach.
David A. Stringham, Linda C. Thornton, Daniel J. Shevock   +2 more
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More Than an Instrument: Improvising with failing playback media

Organised Sound, 2021
The adoption of playback media – such as vinyl and the compact disc – by performers as a means of sound creation and manipulation sees our perception of these media ‘elevated’ to the status of an instrument. As this practice develops, improvisers push these devices further in pursuit of new sounds, including actively exploring the sonic potential of ...
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Electroacoustic Percussion Boards: Sculptured Musical Instruments for Improvisation

Leonardo, 1988
The author discusses his development and use of a type of musical instrument he calls electroacoustic percussion boards (EPBs). These are essentially sheets of plywood cut into particular shapes, with various hardware devices attached. These devices, which are played in a number of ways, such as by striking, scraping and plucking, give a sculptural ...
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Factors and Abilities Influencing Achievement in Instrumental Jazz Improvisation

Journal of Research in Music Education, 2003
The primary purposes of this study were to identify factors underlying instrumental jazz improvisation achievement and to examine the extent to which knowledge of jazz theory, aural skills, aural imitation, and selected background variables predict achievement in instrumental jazz improvisation.
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Creating a White Noise Instrument for Collaborative Improvisation

This paper introduces shiki, a virtual instrument developed for performing Renga for White Noise, an interdisciplinary project that transmediates Japanese renga poetry principles into a framework for collaborative improvisation with human and AI agents.
Har, Austin Oting, Mikolajczyk, Kurt
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