Educational guide
Musical
improvisation
match
Start
Menu
Credits
Menu
Instruments of the concert
Improvisation in a nutshell
Improv is nothing new!
Improvisation itself cannot be improvised!
Your turn to improvise!
Improvisation in a nutshell
Definition
When improv becomes a match!
Hover with your cursor over the photo to discover the various players in the “musical improv match.”
Picture: Antoine Saito
Improv is nothing new!
Colour code
15th century
- 1050 B.C.E
- 391 B.C.E
17th to 19th centuries
1781
1921
1950s
1969
1970s
Mid-1970s
2017
Instruments of the concert
Improvisation itself cannot be improvised!
The three commandments of improvisation
Rule 1: “You shall agree on the limitations”
Explanation
Here is a list of possible limitations, and you can add your own!
Did you know ?
Rule 2: “You shall adapt to the other musicians”
Explanation
Some examples of how to respond during an improvisation
Did you know?
Rule 3: “You shall play on the audience’s expectations”
Explanation
Some ideas for playing on an audience’s expectations
Did you know?
Your turn to improvise!
Games and activities
Games menu
Improvs that rules!
improv casino!
In a group, improvise a story
Improvs that rules!
How to play
Check
You rule!
Interactions in the team
improv casino!
Aim to play or speak during rests (silent points)
Intentionally cut off someone’s talking or intervene in a melody
Engage in call and response
How to play
mélanger
Audience expectations
Individual limitations
Have the audience participate (“clap your hands,” “sing,” etc.)
Use a well-known melody and transform it
Only use short, random notes, or only use long notes
Make brief, loud sounds all together
Only use low notes or only use high notes
Insert a jingle in the improvisation
Produce sounds that are unexpected for your instrument
Use only breathing sounds
In a group, improvise a story
How to play
It's over!
00:00:00
Stop
Credits
Credits
Translation
Research and texts
Le Trait Juste
Irina Kirchberg, MéMuQ
Graphism, design and gamification
Justine Champagne, MéMuQ
This educational interactive guide is signed
Musical Improvisation Match
Orchestre Montréal
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Educational guide
Musical
improvisation
match
Start
Menu
Credits
Menu
Instruments of the concert
Improvisation in a nutshell
Improv is nothing new!
Improvisation itself cannot be improvised!
Your turn to improvise!
Improvisation in a nutshell
Definition
When improv becomes a match!
Hover with your cursor over the photo to discover the various players in the “musical improv match.”
Picture: Antoine Saito
Improv is nothing new!
Colour code
15th century
- 1050 B.C.E
- 391 B.C.E
17th to 19th centuries
1781
1921
1950s
1969
1970s
Mid-1970s
2017
Instruments of the concert
Improvisation itself cannot be improvised!
The three commandments of improvisation
Rule 1: “You shall agree on the limitations”
Explanation
Here is a list of possible limitations, and you can add your own!
Did you know ?
Rule 2: “You shall adapt to the other musicians”
Explanation
Some examples of how to respond during an improvisation
Did you know?
Rule 3: “You shall play on the audience’s expectations”
Explanation
Some ideas for playing on an audience’s expectations
Did you know?
Your turn to improvise!
Games and activities
Games menu
Improvs that rules!
improv casino!
In a group, improvise a story
Improvs that rules!
How to play
Check
You rule!
Interactions in the team
improv casino!
Aim to play or speak during rests (silent points)
Intentionally cut off someone’s talking or intervene in a melody
Engage in call and response
How to play
mélanger
Audience expectations
Individual limitations
Have the audience participate (“clap your hands,” “sing,” etc.)
Use a well-known melody and transform it
Only use short, random notes, or only use long notes
Make brief, loud sounds all together
Only use low notes or only use high notes
Insert a jingle in the improvisation
Produce sounds that are unexpected for your instrument
Use only breathing sounds
In a group, improvise a story
How to play
It's over!
00:00:00
Stop
Credits
Credits
Translation
Research and texts
Le Trait Juste
Irina Kirchberg, MéMuQ
Graphism, design and gamification
Justine Champagne, MéMuQ
This educational interactive guide is signed