Part One: Introduction. How to Practise -- What Is
... Style? -- Stylistic vs. Generic Improvisation -- Aesthetic Music Therapy -- Cultural Awareness -- Who Can Use This Book -- Recommended Musical Skills -- How to Use This Book -- Individual and Group Work -- Design of the Book -- Developing an Effective Practice Schedule -- Solo Practice -- Duet Practice -- Commonly Asked Questions -- Improvisation Practice Journal -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Classical. Baroque Era -- Baroque Music and Music Therapy -- Exercises -- Components: Harmonic Progressions; Suspensions; Melodic Development; Tonic Pedal; Diminished Chords; Walking Bass; Sequences; Counterpoint -- Form: Passacaglia; Theme and Variations; Toccata; Chorale; Dance; Conclusion -- Classical Period -- Classical Music and Music Therapy -- Exercises -- Components; Harmony; Alberti Bass; Melody and Accompaniment; Scales and Arpeggios; Octaves; Modulation -- Form: Sonata Form; Theme and Variations; Rondo Form; Secondary Dominants; Slow Movements -- Conclusion -- Romantic Era -- Romantic Music and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Chromatic Harmony -- Form: Lieder (Song); Downbeat; Bagatelle; Mazurka; Intermezzi and Rhapsodies; Opera; Puccini and Audrey -- Conclusion -- 20th Century -- 20th Century Music and Music Therapy -- Nationalism: Paul Nordoff: USA; Gerald Finzi: UK; Igor Stravinsky: Russia; Olivier Messiaen: France -- Compositional Techniques: Debussy and Impressionism; The Whole-Tone Scale; Bitonality: Bartók; Atonality; Spirituality: Arvo Pärt; New Movements -- Conclusion -- Part Three: Popular. Song -- Popular Ballad and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Chord Progression Warm-ups; Major Chord Progressions; Minor Chord Progressions; Creating Your Own Chord Progressions; Chord Progression Embellishments; Piano Accompaniments; Additional Accompaniment Embellishments; Voice and Lyrics -- Song Form -- Conclusion -- Blues -- Blues and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Melody and Phrasing; Groove and Rhythm; Form and Harmony; Ornamental and Stylistic Devices -- Additional Resources: Prepared Guitar; Using Single-Pitch Instruments (Reed Horns, Whistles, Tone Chimes); The Blues Form in the Keys of D and A -- Conclusion -- Jazz -- Jazz and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Swing Using a Cymbal and Snare; Swing Using a Walking Bass Line; Harmony; Comping on Chord Progressions; Form -- Conclusion -- Part Four: World -- India: Ragas -- Ragas and Music Therapy -- Exercises; Drones; Thaats; Ornamentation; Form; Tala -- Conclusion -- Korea: Folk Music -- Korean Music and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Melody; Rhythm; Scales; Folk Songs; Arirang; Saeya, Saeya, Pa-rang Saeya; Han Oback-Nyoun; Onghaeya -- Conclusion -- Argentina: Nuevo Tango -- Nuevo Tango and Music Therapy -- Exercises: Tango Bass Patterns; Motivic Cells; Syncopated Rhythm; Chromaticism; Chord Progressions and Sequences; Modal Clusters -- Integrating the Style -- Conclusion -- Part Five: Authenticity. Finding Your Own Voice -- Exercises: Combining Styles; Tone Colouring; The Architectural Tonic; Creating Small Melodic Themes/Cells; Creating Unique Scales; Reharmonising Songs; Thinking Like an Orchestra -- Image Improvisation -- Building a Music-Centered Library of Resources. Read More
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