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ERIC Number: EJ226777
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Jan
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Improvisation: An Essential Element of Musical Proficiency.
Dobbins, Bill
Music Educators Journal, v66 n5 p36-41 Jan 1980
The author discusses the importance of improvisation, suggesting that improvisation be introduced in the earliest stages of education and be taught through an approach that integrates ear training, sight-reading, instrumental and vocal techniques and theory into a unified and complete understanding of music as a language. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Auditory Training, Comparative Analysis, Educational Principles, Language Skills, Music, Music Reading, Music Theory, Musical Composition, Opinion Papers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Improvisation