Course curriculum

    1. Course Trailer

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    2. Course Overview and Prerequisites

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    1. Improvisation Differs (Somewhat) from Composition

    2. Formal Structure of the Theme

    3. "Melodic" Variations

    4. "Harmonic" Variations

    5. Each Variation is About...

    6. How Much Freedom?

    1. Czerny I

    2. Czerny II

    1. Real Life Example: Marcello Variations (Francesco Conti)

    2. Concert Improv Demo: Marcello - Denison

    3. Marcello Reduction

    4. Marcello Breakdown

    5. A Minuet from Mozart

    6. Reduction of Mozart

    7. Collecting Variation Ideas and Mapping Out an Improv

    8. Two Sample Improvs on Mozart

    9. A Sonata from Handel Suite HWV 434 (with Reduction)

    10. Collecting Ideas and Mapping Improv for Handel

    11. Sample Improvisation on Handel

    12. A Theme from Beethoven with Reduction

    13. Collecting Variation Ideas for Beethoven

    14. Mapping Out an Improv on Beethoven

    15. Sample Improvisation on the Dressler March

    16. Concert Improv Demo: Pergolesi

    17. Pergolesi Reduction

    18. Pergolesi Breakdown

    19. A Theme from Porpora

    20. Making a Reduction of Porpora

    21. Collecting Variation Ideas on Porpora

    22. Sample Improvisation on Porpora

    1. A Theme for You: Handel Minuet in G minor

    2. Additional Suggested Sources for Themes

    3. Practice Recommendations

    1. Upload Your Own Improvised Variations

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 36 lessons

Improvise variations in Classical style...

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