Teaching Free Improvisation in the Collegiate Brass Studio: a lecture recital
Channel: Skye van Duuren
Date: 2021-04-03

Skye van Duuren presents a lecture recital in partial fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts.

Improvisation is something innate to and shared by all people, whether it's creating art, making conversation, or even cooking dinner. Why, then, are classical musicians so hesitant to participate in spontaneous music creation? We will examine why one should care about improvisation, how we can teach our brass students to improvise, and of course, make plenty of far-out sounds along the way.

This lecture recital took place on March 31, 2021 at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. 

Featuring improvised performances by Emery Hicks, Taylor Yarbrough, Adam Julian, Jonathan Tang, and Evan Sacks-Wilner.

Audio and video production by Joel Crawford Recording.