Improvisation!

What is improvisation? It's when you make up a rhythm or a melody on the spot, usually against a backing track. We have chosen a great song to addour improvisations to  - La Bamba!

It has taken us several weeks to learn this song in Spanish! 

We have some top tips for improvising....

Start and end on the key note;

Repeat any small sequences;

Try a bit of syncopation;

Really listen to the beat of the music;

Add legato and staccato moments.

We started with just C and created a rhythmic improvisation first.

Then we moved onto five notes - C,D,E,F,G and tried to include a range of notes including quavers, crotchets and minims as well as rests.

Here are some of our first attempts working in small groups...

Next, we worked on a group improvisation, featuring solo and group moments, as well as including legato and staccato too. Here are some of our improvisations...