Instrumental Improvisation with Hank Roberts- Instructed by Hank Roberts

Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30 pm from 4/8-5/27 (8 classes)

Ages: Adults

Requirements:  Intermediate to advance level students that need to be able to read music at a reasonable level.

Topics covered will include:

- Improvising within harmonic (including the study of Modes) and rhythmic frameworks (similar but not limited to Jazz and Rock idioms/structures).

- Conceptual, abstract and free improvisation 

- Improvisation in the realm of New Music

- Collective composition/improvisation

- Conduction/gestural compositional improvisation for ensembles of varied sizes

- Thematic and motivic development

- Phrase construction

- Mirroring and contrasting expressions

- Posture and attention

- Breathing, space and phrasing 

- Psychological and social dynamics of playing with others

- Discovery, revelation and inspiration

Participants will also have the opportunity to play some of Mr. Roberts’ and other composers’ music highlighting a variety of improvisational concepts inspired from written material.