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		<title>Synopses:  Wed. 3/14 and Mon. 3/19</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, we began exploring the improvised aspects and possibilities in Baroque ornamentaion and figured-bass realization.  The entire class had been asked to write out the violin and basso continuo parts for Corelli&#8217;s Violin Sonata, Op. 5 No. 9, using Neal Zaslaw&#8217;s wonderful article, &#8220;Ornaments for Corelli&#8217;s Violin Sonatas, op. 5&#8243;,  from the February 1996 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=28&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Musicking in the Baroque I</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what I found myself writing while gathering my thoughts for our Baroque unit. (Note they continue&#8211;click on the &#8220;more&#8221; link.) We started the semester off by discussing, among other things, Christopher Small’s concept of “musicking.” In his book Musicking: the Meanings of Performing and Listening (we read a lecture presented before the publication of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=27&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some helpful links . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[. . . as you prepare to write your essay, have a oral-exam conversation with me, or do whatever it is you will do to synthesize your learning so far. Music for People: www.musicforpeople.org Music for People improv techniques: http://www.musicforpeople.org/articles/imptech.html Music for People &#8220;Bill of Musical Rights&#8221;: http://www.musicforpeople.org/rights.html Other Music for People articles: http://www.musicforpeople.org/articles.html My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=26&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wed. 3/7 Class Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In class today, we: We did free movement to a recording of &#8220;La Sonnerie de St. Geneviève de Paris&#8221; by Marin Marais (1656-1728), a French Baroque composer who was renowned as a viola da gamba performer. The piece is a great example of melodic development over a simple ground bass (in this case, G &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=25&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For Wed. 3/7 and Friday 3/9</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Class plan for Wed. 3/7: 9:00 AM  Meet in 152, then break into 4 small groups (in 152, Thompson, 122, and 16) for free improv and further experimentation with division techniques.  I will draw names from a hat (as per Chris&#8217;s suggestion) to form groups. 9:30 AM regroup in 152 for discussion of small-group improvs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=24&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guidelines for the Test or Alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUS 390 Spring 2007 Guidelines for Test or Alternative Project Covering Material in Weeks 1-6 Your traditional-format essay, private oral-exam discussion with me, or creative alternative project, should show that you have a basic understanding of the following: different types of/focuses for improvisation (i.e., improvisation as mode of learning, improvisation as a mode of self-expression/healing, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=23&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday 3/5 Class Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were back down in rm. 16, having vacated 152 for audition activities. Joining us were about half a dozen prospective students, most of the cellists. As a warm up, we sang a drone on D, and then sang and played D Dorian scales. We then introduced ourselves to our visitors, singing in the Dorian [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=22&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Add comments here describing your ideas for an individual/group project/focus.  If you post your idea here, it means you are inviting comments and suggestions from others.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=21&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wed. 2/28 and Friday 3/2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday: We had a discussion/workshop on finding your independent (or group) focus for the course. Historical research, philosophical research/analysis, or develop of performance skills&#8211;any of these could be your primary focus. We also listened to a track from Officium by Jana Garabak and the Hilliard Ensemble. I appreciated the feedback four of you wrote on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=20&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feedback? Suggestions?  Are You Being Served?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Edberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: skip to the bold section if you don&#8217;t have time to absorb the non-bold material.) First, I love teaching this class, and I appreciate the contribution each of you makes to it. Nothing has changed my life as a musician (and as a person) than improvising.  Improvising, expressing your genuine emotions, using the musical [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=improvclass.wordpress.com&amp;blog=727717&amp;post=19&amp;subd=improvclass&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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