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Improvizația muzicală în grup în vremuri de izolare / Improvising Music Together in Times of Isolation
Improvising Music Together in Times of Isolation

Author(s): Ursula Levens
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: MediaMusica
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; playing music together; digital support; group improvisation; digital network; ZOOM.US; online-improvisation; ensemble TonArt Hamburg; not amplified and amplified; sound;

Summary/Abstract: Improvising music in groups is a convenient method that supports at the same time music making without any scores and learning about music. This article has been written for both music students and music teachers. The topic is improvising together within a digital network supported by the software ZOOM.US. Making music together with players who are geographically separated from each other gives joy to every person who is involved in the musical process. It is also a meaningful possibility to come into contact with persons using a creative nonverbal communication. In the first part of the following text the music pedagogue and musician Ulla Levens reports about interesting experiences in online improvisation, which the ensemble TonArt from Hamburg/Germany, a music group who have played together live for a long time, have recently gained. In the second part the authoress gives some didactic advice for students and teachers who have only little or no experience with group improvisation, but are interested in working with children and/or adults in online improvisation with beginners’ groups.

  • Issue Year: XI/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-84
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English, Romanian