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  2. Musical improvisation - Wikipedia

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    [3] Improvisation is often done within (or based on) a pre-existing harmonic framework or chord progression. Improvisation is a major part of some types of 20th-century music, such as blues, rock music, jazz, and jazz fusion, in which instrumental performers improvise solos, melody lines and accompaniment parts.

  3. Jazz improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Jazz improvisation by Col Loughnan (tenor saxophone) at the Manly Jazz Festival with the Sydney Jazz Legends. Loughnan was accompanied by Steve Brien (guitar), Craig Scott (double bass, face obscured), and Ron Lemke (drums). Jazz improvisation is the spontaneous invention of melodic solo lines or accompaniment parts in a performance of jazz ...

  4. Portal:Jazz - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation is often done within (or based on) a pre-existing harmonic framework or chord progression. Improvisation is a major part of some types of 20th-century music, such as blues , rock music , jazz , and jazz fusion , in which instrumental performers improvise solos, melody lines and accompaniment parts.

  5. Improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation in engineering is to solve a problem with the tools and materials immediately at hand. [17] Examples of such improvisation was the re-engineering of carbon dioxide scrubbers with the materials on hand during the Apollo 13 space mission, [ 18 ] or the use of a knife in place of a screwdriver to turn a screw.

  6. Free improvisation - Wikipedia

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    Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any general rules, instead following the intuition of its performers. The term can refer to both a ...

  7. Improvisation in music therapy - Wikipedia

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    In music therapy improvisation is defined as a process where the client and therapist relate to each other. The client makes up music, musical improvisation , while singing or playing, extemporaneously creating a melody , rhythm , song , or instrumental piece.

  8. Musical technique - Wikipedia

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    Musical technique is the ability of instrumental and vocal musicians to exert optimal control of their instruments or vocal cords in order to produce the precise musical effects they desire. Improving one's technique generally entails practicing exercises that improve one's muscular sensitivity and agility.

  9. Improv - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation, an act of spontaneous invention Improvisational theatre (includes improvisational comedy) Musical improvisation; The Improv, a chain of U.S. comedy clubs; The Improv (India), a comedy show in Bangalore; Lotus Improv, a spreadsheet program