Turning the Corner on Teaching Creativity...-Keep a quarantine “musical journal” of one...
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Turning the Corner on Teaching CreativityBY JEREMY SISKINDFULLERTON COLLEGE
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Two Parts
uSome ideas and tools for teaching improvisation/composition online
u“From Scales to Melodies”: Transforming Common Knowledge into Creative Potential
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Problem: I can no longer play along with or accompany students in real time.
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Solution:
uPre-record your accompaniment
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Solutions:USE A METHOD BOOK WITH PRE-RECORDED ACCOMPANIMENTS
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Solution:
uUse iRealProapp
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Solution:
uUse the backing tracks on Youtube from www.learnjazzstandards.com
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Problem: I want to demonstrate a new theory concept to my student
that requires notation.
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Solution:
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Create a pre-lesson pdf
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Solution:Lessons become epistolary.
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Solution:
Free Music Notation Staff Paper from http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/musicstaff/
Use manuscript paper (via ForScore?)+ share screen
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Project Ideas/Resources
- “epistolary compositions”
- Keep a quarantine “musical journal” of one miniature composition (16 measures?) each day
- Record a video of an improv each week
- Create a transcription (piano arrangement)
- Watch a Facebook live concert from Fred Hersch (every day at 1 EST) or Chick Corea (every evening – times seem to change)
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- Start taking jazz lessons from Jonny May (pianowithjonny.com) or Peter Martin (openstudiojazz.com)
- watch a video from jazz pianist/vocalist Aimee Nolte’s YoutubeChannel each day
- Subscribe to John Mortensen’s Patreon page (“Improv Planet”) and learn about classical improvisation [www.patreon.com/ImprovPlanet]
- Watch a video from Jazz at Lincoln Center (new releases on Youtubefrom “the vaults” each Wednesday), www.youtube.com/user/JazzatLincolnCenter
(More) Project Ideas/Resources
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From Scales àto MelodiesBY JEREMY SISKINDFULLERTON COLLEGE
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Scale Patterns
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Intervals
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Chords
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Turnbacks
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Faster Trickier Key/Scale More Complex
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JEREMY SISKIND’SWORLD-FAMOUS
SCALE GAME
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The Rules
Play only notes of a given scale
Play consistent quarter notes without missing a beat for 1 minute
No patterns or repeated notes
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Look for: Legato (don’t repeat a finger)
Use cross-overs and cross-unders (no crabs!)
Include a wide variety of intervals
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Making a Melody
u Singableu Logical
u Expressive u Clear
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Singable
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HEAR A MELODY SING THE MELODY PLAY THE MELODY
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Logical
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Measure 1: original / Measure 2: free
Measure 1: down a step / Measure 2: free
Measure 1: original rhythm, change notes / Measure 2: free
Measure 1: free / Measure 2: original
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Expressive
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Right hand: “How are you today, my friend?”
Left hand: “I’m feeling very sleepy.”
Right hand: “You should eat a great big steak!”
Left hand: “Wait, hold on, I’ve got to take this call.”
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Clear
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Thank you! BY JEREMY [email protected]