Creative Musicianship Through Improvisation Level 1

This is a fun and unique resource for developing musicianship and improvisation skills created by Paul Sheftel and George Litterst. It includes 27 activities, each with a unique improvisation goal and supported with musically stimulating MIDI accompaniments. Improvise using any melodic instrument or play one hand-at-a-time at the piano. Start improvising with these examples, and you won’t be able to stop!

Use these pieces with an acoustic or digital piano and enjoy the play-along experience provided by SuperScore!

Contents

27 improvisation opportunities, each with a unique focus based on a particular musical goal:

  • Meter and Rhythm
  • Intervals
  • Pentatonic Scales
  • Pentascales
  • Major Scales