2023

Creativity and Improvisation II

Name: Creativity and Improvisation II
Code: MUS01920L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Music

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

To strengthen the simplest communicative directions of the musician, in a different perspective of the academic methods.

Contents

Free atonal improvisation
Cromatic improvisation
Octave divisions (2,3,4,6,12)
Intervalic improvisation
Triadic Improvisation
Emotional improvisation
Konokol (is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian music)
Phonetic study of Konokol
Writing of rhytmic phrases or compositions with Konokol

Teaching Methods

Practical participation of all the students in rotational groups.
Group works focused in improvisation.
The evaluation is made through:
a) Continuous evaluation
b) Group works finished in audio
c) Work on Konokol
d) Individual work of improvisation on supplied tracks

Teaching Staff