These volumes contain original and folk tune ensembles that develop improvisational skills.
Students play the tune and are then given instructions to improvise and play chord changes.
In Volumes 1 and 2, students can work with simple chord progressions in a fun format, until they can play and improvise with these progressions well. Improvisational Ensembles Volume 1 comp and arr. Elizabeth Manduca late elementary These seven ensembles for 2 to 5 pianists develop improvisation in a format that is always successful for the student. Scales used for improvisation include pentatonic, locrian, phrygian, Gm, F, Em. This book can be used as a model for composition.