Content of Teaching a Future Artist/Vocalist Jazz Improvisation

Abstract

Teaching vocalists jazz improvisation contributes, on one hand, to developing general skills (sociability, memory, attentiveness, coordination of movements), and on the other, to developing musical and creative abilities, as well as it helps to shape the worldview and aesthetic taste that a student acquires when studying at higher artistic education establishments and provides an opportunity to develop one’s abilities further in other areas. Special attention in the content of teaching vocalists jazz improvisation is paid to further development of individual improvisational and interpretive abilities of students, complete mastering of improvisational techniques and principles of their organization, formation of quality professional improvisational and performing levels of instrumentalists in the course of learning, an individual creative method in the art of improvisation and interpretation of jazz standards, study of signature methods and concepts of outstanding improvisers of jazz, rock, pop music and mixed improvisational and folklore directions in the historical and temporal aspect for the purpose of their creative rendering and use in one’s work. A goal, objectives, content and methods are all necessary elements of teaching vocalists jazz improvisation. The study of these issues is of great importance for determining its direction and nature, since a misunderstanding of the teaching goal and objectives often leads to negative results in the development of methods for training an artist/vocalist. Objectives and specifics of the content of teaching vocalists jazz improvisation in higher educational establishments are defined in three main areas: “why teach” (teaching goal), “teach what” (teaching content), “how to teach” (teaching forms and methods).