New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

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 ...

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 premiere episode of Play It By Ear will debut in September 2022, with the following episodes arriving biweekly. Spun off from the popular Game Changer episode, The Official Cast Recording, Play It ...

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. ...

The Annoyance's very own musical ensembles. Every Tuesday at 8pm, two groups improvise brand new musicals based on audience suggestions. Featuring Musical Director Lisa McQueen and starring the ...

This article presents a three-pronged strategy for teaching collective improvisation in the general music classroom through structured surround soundscapes. This strategy consists of developing ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research from the University of Sheffield and Western Sydney University.

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When people think of classical music, they’re usually referring to Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel, and other music written by European composers. Western European classical music is certainly the most ...