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title: General Resources from Trinity College London | Improvisation
description: Improvisation | Find a range of resources providing general support for music teaching and learning and preparing for a Trinity music exam.
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# TRINITY MUSIC RESOURCES

for musicians, students and teachers

### Resources for improvisation

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

[![Get your students improvising - article](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Get%20your%20students%20improvising%20-%20article.jpg) ](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/9-steps-to-get-your-students-improvising)

## [Teaching Improvisation – 9 steps to get your students improvising](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/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 . . .

[View resource](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/9-steps-to-get-your-students-improvising)

[![wordsimprovisingcomposigin](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/wordsimprovisingcomposigin.jpg) ](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/using-words-for-improvisation-and-composition)

## [Using words for improvisation and composition](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/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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[![improvisationtips1](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/improvisationtips1.jpg) ](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/tips-for-improvisation-part-1)

## [Tips for improvisation - part 1](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/tips-for-improvisation-part-1)

Hear composer Mike Mower's tips on beginning to improvise.

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## [Practice video for improvisation - chords](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/practice-video-for-improvisation-chords)

Practise improvising over chords with this useful video.

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[![Improvisation Parameters](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Central%20Music/Improvisation%20Parameters.jpg) ](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/improvisation-test-parameters)

## [Improvisation Test Parameters](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/improvisation-test-parameters)

See the parameters and requirements for our improvisation test. 

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[![Improvisation stimulus](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Central%20Music/Improvisation%20stimulus.jpg) ](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/improvisation-test-sample-stimuli)

## [Improvisation test sample stimuli](https://resources.trinitycollege.com/general-resources/improvisation-test-sample-stimuli)

Access sample stylistic, motivic and harmonic stimuli.

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