Happy new school year! This is Jamie Parker. It’s been
awhile since I last blogged, and I realized I never finished my series on
improvisation. In my last blog post, I talked about rhythm improvisation.
Today, I’ll go over some thoughts on melodic improvisation.
Melodic improvisation can be tricky! In my own classroom,
I’ve experienced several situations in which my students did not feel
completely comfortable with what I was asking of them, and the improvisation
activity was a complete disaster. Ever had that happen to you?