Developing

 Musicianship  Through  
Improvisation  
(Azzara  &  Grunow,  2006)  
 
Improvisation  Readiness  
  Improvise  Tonal  Patterns  
  Improvise  Rhythm  Patterns  
  Improvise  Phrases  
 
Seven  Skills  
 
Skill  1:  Improvise  rhythm  patters  to  the  bass  line  of  a  song.  

Skill  2:  Voice  Leading:  Sing  harmonic  functions.  

Skill  3:  Sing  harmonic  rhythm  of  the  song.  

Skill  4:  Improvise  rhythm  patterns  to  the  harmonic  rhythm.  

Skill  5:  Improvise  tonal  patterns  to  macrobeats.    

Skill  6:  Improvise  rhythm  and  tonal  patterns.  

Skill  7:  Improvise  with  passing  tones.