Music composition and improvisation represent two intertwined yet distinct expressions of creative musical practice. Whereas composition often involves the deliberate crafting of musical structures ...

The world is a slightly better place for having improvisation in it than it was before,” the late writer, actor, coach, and ...

Ajay Heble receives funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Office of the Vice-President (Research) at the University of Guelph. IF 2020 received funding from the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. While many improv shows aim to produce a spontaneous play or mimic stage or screen ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The ...

Magnet Theater presents The (Virtual) New York Musical Improv Festival from July 14-18, 2020 on their virtual stage at twitch.tv/themagnettheater/. Tickets are available for purchase to help keep the ...

Improv Playhouse has announced the launch of its Conservatory inclusive of an Advanced Improvisation Program at its Libertyville location. This program offers a comprehensive and dynamic curriculum ...

Traditional Iranian music is not based on musical scores. Instead, traditional melody types are passed down orally. In his new book “Traditional Iranian music — Orality, physicality and improvisation, ...

dfischli@uoguelph.ca has received funding from SSHRC. He is affiliated with Silence, a community artspace and not-for-profit. Laura Risk receives or has received funding from SSHRC, FRQSC and the ...

Spoiler Alert is one of the improvisational comedy troupes on campus, specializing in long-form content and theater games. They perform free hour-long improvised plays every Tuesday at Tommy’s Place. ...