Politico-philosophical perspectives and hands on approaches on improvisation in music education I
| Title | Μουσικός αυτοσχεδιασμός και εκπαίδευση: πολιτικο-φιλοσοφική και βιωματική προσέγγιση I / Politico-philosophical perspectives and hands on approaches on improvisation in music education I |
| Code | ΕΘ2015 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Music Studies |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Panagiotis Kanellopoulos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021509 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Mousikṓn Spoudṓn (2017-sīmera)
Registered students: 53
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musicology / Music Education | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Music Composition | Elective Courses | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600232716
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Class Schedule
| Building | Τμήμα Μουσικών Σπουδών (Θέρμη) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΜΦΙΘΕΑΤΡΟ 10 (319) |
| Calendar | Πέμπτη 18:00 έως 21:00 |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600232716
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course aims at helping students to be able to:
- understand and critically discuss the different definitions of the concept of improvisation, and its different entanglements with practices of composing and performing, and its links with the related notions of invention, innovation, variation, indeterminacy, chance.
- recognise and familiarise themselves with the variety and the breadth of improvisation-related practices in musics of different kinds and eras.
- understand and critically discuss the role of improvisation in music education
- to create music, both in groups and individually, using different means techniques and logics of improvisation
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course inquires into issues that relate to the role of improvisation in teaching and learning music. We begin from a thorough discussion of the different definitions of improvisation in music and beyond, and inquire into the socio-historical contexts in which these definitions are rooted. We also look into the variety and the breadth of improvisation-related practices in different musics and eras. We then enter music education and look into improvisation has been employed in our field. In our meetings we try to balance theoretical discussion with hands on practice. We try to remove the obstacles that students face in their attempt to delve into creative improvisation - obstacles that are the result of conservative practices of leaning music. We aim at creating a fertile context for students to make music, both in groups and individually, using different means techniques and logics of improvisation.
Keywords
Music improvisation, creativity, creative music teaching and learning
Educational Material Types
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 19 | 0.6 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Artistic creation | 40 | 1.3 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 25 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Artistic Performance (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κανελλόπουλος Π. & Ν. Τσαφταρίδης (Επιµ). Η Τέχνη στην Εκπαίδευση – η Εκπαίδευση στην Τέχνη. Αθήνα: Νήσος.
Small, C. (1983). Μουσική, Κοινωνία, Εκπαίδευση. Αθήνα: Νεφέλη.
Additional bibliography for study
Agrell, J. (2008). Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians: 500+ Non-jazz Games for Performers, Educators, and Everyone Else. Chicago: GIA Publications.
Alperson, P. (1984). On musical improvisation. The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 43(1), 17-29.
Bailey, D. (1992). Improvisation. London: The British Library National Sound Archive.
Basic, E. (1988). O Aυτοσχεδιασµός ως Δηµιουργικό Mήνυµα. Στο Wolfgang Stumme (επιµ.), O Aυτοσχεδιασµός. Αθήνα: Νάσος.
Benson, B. E. (2003). The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue: A Phenomenology of Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Brockmann, N. M. (2009). From Sight to Sound: Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians. Μπλούµινγτον: Indiana University Press.
Fischlin. D. , Heble, A. , Lipsitz, G. (Eds.) (2013). The Fierce of Now: Improvisation, Rights, and the Ethics of Co-creation. Durham: Duke University Press.
Green, L. (2014). Άκου, Ακροάσου, Παίξε!: Πώς να απελευθερώσετε την ακουστική αντίληψη των µαθητών σας και τις δεξιότητές τους στον αυτοσχεδιασµό και στην εκτέλεση. Aθήνα: Φαγκότο.
Hall, E. T. (1992). Improvisation as an acquired, multilevel process. Ethnomusicology, 36(2), 223-235.
Ingold, T. , Hallam, E. (2007). Creativity and Cultural Improvisation: An Introduction. Στο Ε. Hallasm & Τ. Ingold (επιµ.), Creativity and Cultural Improvisation. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
Nettl, B. , Russell, M. (επιµ.) (1998). In the Course of Performance: Studies in the World of Musical Improvisation. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Nettl, B. (1974). On musical improvisation. The Musical Quarterly, 60(1), 1-19.
Nyman, M. (2012). Πειραµατική Μουσική (µτφρ. Δανάη Στεφάνου). Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Οκτώ.
Ong, W. J. (1982/2001). Προφορικότητα και Εγγραµµατοσύνη (µτφρ. Κ. Χατζηκυριάκου). Ηράκλειο: Πανεπιστηµιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης.
Smith, L. (1982). Σηµειώσεις για τη Φύση της Μουσικής. Αθήνα: Νεφέλη.
Treitler, L. (1991). Medieval improvisation. The World of Music, 33(3), 66-91.
Κακούρη, Κατερίνα, Ι. (1965α). Αυτοσχεδιασµός και θέατρο: το λαϊκό πανηγύρι προαιώνια ρίζα. Θέατρο, 22, 79-84.
Κανελλόπουλος, Π. Α. (2010). Προσεγγίσεις στην έννοια και την παιδαγωγική σηµασία του µουσικού αυτοσχεδιασµού: σχεδίασµα µιας πρότασης. Μουσικός Λόγος, 9, 5-36.
Κανελλόπουλος, Π. Α. (2013). Αναζητώντας τον ρόλο του Μουσικού Αυτοσχεδιασµού στη Μουσική Εκπαίδευση: Οι παιδαγωγικές δυνατότητες της καλλιέργειας της (µουσικής) ελευθερίας. Μουσικοπαιδαγωγικά, (Επιστηµονική Επιθεώρηση της Ελληνικής Ένωσης για τη Μουσική Εκπαίδευση), τ. 11, 5-43.
Κανελλόπουλος, Π. (2010). Σχεδίασµα µιας παιδαγωγικής του ελεύθερου µουσικού αυτοσχεδιασµού. Στο Π. Α. Κανελλόπουλος & Ν. Τσαφταρίδης (Επιµ). Η Τέχνη στην Εκπαίδευση – η Εκπαίδευση στην Τέχνη (σσ.119-146). Αθήνα: Νήσος.
Κιουρτσάκης, Γ. (1983). Προφορική Παράδοση και Οµαδική Δηµιουργία: Το Παράδειγµα του Καραγκιόζη. Αθήνα: Κέδρος.
Παπαδηµητρίου, Σ. (1979). Θέµατα και Πρόσωπα της Σύγχρονης Τζαζ (1950-1970). Θεσσαλονίκη.
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