Award Date
May 2019
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
First Committee Member
Timothy Jones
Second Committee Member
Dean Gronemeier
Third Committee Member
Thomas Leslie
Fourth Committee Member
Nathan Tanouye
Fifth Committee Member
Sean Clark
Number of Pages
121
Abstract
This document presents a systematic study of an introductory method to jazz improvisation for classical percussionists. This method discusses a combination of fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, combined with the approaches of applying these concepts as a way of manipulating composed content. This methodology provides classical percussionists with an appropriate vehicle to bridge their knowledge from through-composed, and classical music, to jazz improvisation. The concepts, along with an analysis of their application, is detailed in each chapter with extensive musical examples.
Disciplines
Music
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Whiting, James Douglas, "Bridging the Gap: An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation and the Application of Manipulating Composed Content for Classical Percussionists" (2019). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 3697.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/15778568
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