Training: “Improvising made easy”

The aim is to take away everyone’s fear of the big buzzword “improvisation”, regardless of whether they are professional or amateur musicians, pupils or students. This workshop is intended to encourage and inspire everyone to immerse themselves in the world of improvisation. Various mechanisms are explained and practiced in simple didactic steps. A lot of things seem easier than you previously thought and you learn a lot about your own musical skills!

CONTENTS

* Improvisation, what is it anyway?

* Improvisation, simply explained

* Didactic tool for improvisation (4 levels)

* How does my hearing work?

* Do I need scales and chord books?

* Playing with notes versus by heart

* How does “muscle memory” work?

* Openness to styles (classical vs. folk music vs. jazz vs. etc…)

* Practice methods with practical exercises on the instrument

Day workshop with lots of practical exercises and practice tips. Bring your own instruments.

Workshop times:
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m

Lecturer:
Horst Michael Schaffer

Target group:
All instrumentalists or instrumental groups

Horst Michael Schaffer has been working as a musician and teacher in the field of jazz and popular music at home and abroad for over 25 years and by far the most frequently asked question is: “I would also like to be able to improvise. Can you learn that?” YES, anyone can if you fundamentally learn to think in the right direction. Improvisation is the ability to compose in real time and thus express oneself musically and has a lot to do with the perception of oneself. Once the initial inhibition threshold is overcome, the most personal and creative approach to music will certainly develop.

Jazz musicians are said to improvise naturally, but what’s behind it? Did you have it in your blood from the start or not? Do jazz musicians hear and receive music differently? Do you think differently? Can I learn that too? Can you even learn to improvise? How does that work and what would it bring me for my music and my playing on the instrument? How can I incorporate this into my teaching as a teacher? These and many other questions will be addressed in this workshop.

Maximum number of participants: 20
Minimum number of participants: 12