Week 2: Why did we ever stop improvising? And why we shouldn鈥檛.

Welcome to the second week of "Imagination on the Piano: Improvising Classically with George Ko"!

This is the thread for posting the submissions and assignments for the second week. Watch the second Livestream to learn more about the Week Two Assignments!

Did you know that the great composers we admire all improvised? In fact, Beethoven was known as the greatest improviser in Europe. So why did we stop? Today we take a deep dive in the world of classical improvisation, and steal some tricks from Mozart and Chopin.

Week Two Assignment

What鈥檚 your favorite improvisation like passage from your favorite composers? Feel free to share a recording, or better yet, a quick clip of your performance of the piece! It could be a recitativo melody, a slow melodic 2nd movement, etc.

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    • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
    • Sindre_Skarelven
    • 3 yrs ago
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    One of my all time favorite pieces is the first ballade my Chopin! I love all of them, but this one has a special meaning to me. Here is an impro over the first theme. Enjoy :) 

      • Piano Player with Day Job (for now)
      • Peter_G
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Really nice Sindre. some imaginative improv's while still staying true to the theme.  I especially like the switch into major and back and the other variations on the harmonies as well as on the theme.

      • Pianist, composer and piano teacher
      • Sindre_Skarelven
      • 3 yrs ago
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      Peter Golemme Thank you, Peter! It is fun to improvise and just see what happens. 

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    • GeorgeKo
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Hi Everyone! Just a quick reminder that the last workshop is tomorrow at 11AM PT! So don't forget to upload your improv's with left hand magic on the Week 3 thread here: https://piano-community.tonebase.co/t/g9hdwal/week-3-left-hand-magic

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