Resources for improvisation

Get advice and tools to help with preparing for the improvisation section of a Trinity music exam.

Teaching Improvisation – 9 steps to get your students improvising

A step-by-step guide designed to help you introduce basic improvisation in your lessons through a structured framework . . .
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Using words for improvisation and composition

Hear how composer Chris Lawry suggests you use words as a starting point when composing.
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Tips for improvisation - part 1

Hear composer Mike Mower's tips on beginning to improvise.
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Practice video for improvisation - chords

Practise improvising over chords with this useful video.
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Improvisation Test Parameters

See the parameters and requirements for our improvisation test.
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Improvisation test sample stimuli

Access sample stylistic, motivic and harmonic stimuli.
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