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Improv for Kids-Part 2 Simplicity

Byjasonklobnak

Part 2. Simplicity is one of the key ingredients in teaching young children about improvisation. While some kids might soak up theory information…most do not. Most, in my experience, just want to play. They want to improvise. Try keeping the theory information as simple as possible (like the first 5 notes of a major scale…

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Improv for Kids-Part 1 Have Fun!

Byjasonklobnak

I wanted to start a new mini-series on teaching improvisation to kids. Most of my students are teenagers on up, but occasionally I will work with kids that are 10 and under. It’s amazing how much of an interest they have in improvisation and how quickly they absorb information. The first part in this series…

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Record Yourself

Byjasonklobnak

Welcome everyone! In today’s post I want to talk about recording yourself. You may be wondering, “why would I want to do that?” Keep reading and I’ll show you some benefits that come along with recording yourself. I truly hope this post will add value and benefit to you and your student’s playing. If this is…

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Duets Part 2

Byjasonklobnak

Welcome! I truly hope this post adds value and benefit to you and your students. Take a look around the tabs above, previous posts and my Digital Store where you can find more information on two books that I have released (Targeting: Improvisation With Purpose and Breaking the Monotony). We are continuing our discussion of Duets and how they can help…

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Duets Part 1

Byjasonklobnak

If this is your first time visiting this site-welcome! I truly hope this post adds value and benefit to you and your students. Take a look around the tabs above, previous posts and my Digital Store where you can find more information on two books that I have released (Targeting: Improvisation With Purpose and Breaking…

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Improv Tip Week #35-Listening on the Bandstand

Byjasonklobnak

Welcome to week #35 everyone! After last week’s tip on 3 different levels of listening and thinking about how important it is for us to open our ears and listen more…I wanted to talk about listening on the bandstand. All of the past tips have been things we actively work on when we’re in the…

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