Microcourse: Teaching Improvisation and Composition (from The Beginner Course)

Excerpted from The Beginner Course: Establishing Strong Foundations for Young Pianists. Full microcourse completion time approx. 5 hours.

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Course Curriculum

Topics include the benefits of improvisation and composition for beginner students, steps for teaching improvisation, and composition activities

1. How to use this course
1. Course Introduction
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2. Welcome Survey
1. Session Contents
2. Video Lecture: "Improvisation for the Beginning Pianist" with Dr. Scott Price, Part 1
3. Video Lecture: Part 2
4. Video Lecture: Part 3
5. Video Lecture: Part 4
6. Reflection Activity
7. Transcript: "Improvisation for the Beginning Pianist" with Dr. Scott Price
1. Session Contents
2. Reading 1: "Music Together: Creativity in Preparation for the Book" by Scott Price
3. Reading 2: "Steps to Teaching Improvisation" by Bradley Sowash
4. Video Demonstration 1: "Black Key Single-Finger Improvisation" with Scott Price
5. Video Demonstration 2: "Two-Handed Black Key Improvisation" with Scott Price
6. Video Demonstration 3: "White Key Improvisation" with Scott Price
7. Video Demonstration 4: "Question and Answer 1" with Scott Price
8. Video Demonstration 5: "Question and Answer 2" with Scott Price
9. Video Demonstration 6: "Question and Answer 3" with Scott Price
10. Video Demonstration 7: "Free Improvisation" with Scott Price
11. Video Demonstration 8: "Improvised Canon" with Scott Price
12. Video Demonstration 9: "Two-Handed White Key Improvisation" with Scott Price
13. Quiz on Improvisation Videos
1. Session Contents
2. Reading 1: "Student Benefits from Learning to Compose and Improvise" by Nicole Martens
3. Reading 2: "Student Compositions" by Various Authors
4. Video 1: "Raindrops"
5. Video 2: "The Ocean"
6. Video 3: "Geese on the Pond"
7. Video 4: "Mountains"
8. Video 5: "Bees Pollinate"
9. Video 6: "Flowers in the Spring"
10. Quiz on Composition Videos
11. Exit Survey