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PANEL: Instruments, Bodies, Voices

Louise Campbell, Scott Herder, Megan Parent

Published: 2010-09-08

VIDEO: A panel discussing various topics on the body and improvisation. Louise Campbell presents a paper called, "Move and Be Moved: Improvisatory Movement Practices for Musicians". Megan Parent presents a paper entitled: "Teaching Music in Ontario: Ways to Satisfy the Ministry Expectations using Improvisation". Scott Herder presents a paper entitled: "Improvising Culture and the Body's Instruments".

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace