Improv Schema (1/97)    (Ed Chang)

"Th.1" means improvise a theme ands call it number 1.
"Chg attr A" means change a single attribute A of the theme (pitch, tempo, volume, articulation....).

#1. Solo/Group

|Th.1 |Fade |Th.2 |Fade |Th.N... |pause |

|Th.1 |Fade |Th.N+1... |

(Play series of 1-3 minute improvs, but after the first one, begin each succeeding one the same way as the first (Th.1) and derive different results.

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#2. Solo

|Th.1 |Chg Attr A |Chg Attr B |Chg Attr C |Chg Attr D |Chg Attr E|

|Drone 1 |

|Th.2 |Chg Attr A |Chg Attr B |Chg Attr C | Chg Attr D |Chg Attr E|

|Drone 1a | (developed)

|Th.3 |Chg Attr A |Chg Attr B |Chg Attr C | Chg Attr D |Chg Attr E|

|Drone 1c | (developed)

Develop 3 themes using the same 5 attribute changes for each one. Divide them by a drone or <P> figure (or 4th Theme) that develops each time it occurs.

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#3. Solo

|Th.1 |fade |Th.1a |cut |Th.2 |fade |Th.2a |cut |

|Th.1a |fade |Th.1b |cut |Th.2a |fade |Th.2b |cut |

|Th.1(n) |...

|Th.3 |

|Th.1(n) |fade |Th.1(n-1)... |cut |Th.2(n)...

Develop 2 themes while alternating; add a longer Theme 3; then reverse development of the first 2 themes.

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#4. solo

|Themes 1,2,3,4 (fast rotation) |cut |

|Th.1 |fade |Th.2 |fade |Th.3 |fade |Th.4 |cut |

|Themes 1,2,3,4 (developed, fast rotation) |

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#5. solo

|Th.1 |fade |...Th.N...|fade |Th.6 |pause |

|collage Th.1 - 6 |cut |collage Th.7 - 12 |

|Th.7 |fade |...Th.N...|fade |Th.12 |pause |

|collage Th.1-12|fade \

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#6. solo

|Th.1 |fade |Th.2 |insert Th.1 |insert Th.1, 3 |fade \

|Th.3 |insert Th. 4,5,6 |Th.4,5,6 (rotate + dev.) |cut |Th.7 |fade \

|Th.1 |insert Th.4,5,6 (dev) |fade \

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#7. solo

|Th.1 |pause |

|Th.2 |pause /(fade)Th.3 |fade \

|Th.4 |pause /(fade)Th.3 |fade |Th.2 |fade \

|Th.5 |pause /(fade)Th.4 |fade |Th.3 |fade |Th.2 |fade \

|Th.6 |pause /(fade)Th.5 |fade |Th.4 |fade |Th.3 |fade \

|Th.7 |pause /(fade)Th.6 |fade |Th.5 |fade |Th.4 |fade \

|Th.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (tags) |Th.2a - 7a (tags) |Th.2b - 7b (tags) |pause |

|Th.1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f (rotate tags) |cut |Th.1 |fade \

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#8. solo

|Th.1 |fade |Th.1a |cut |Th.2 (ST) |cut |

|Th.1a |fade |Th.1b |cut |Th.3 (ST) |cut |

|Th.1b |fade |Th.1c |cut |Th.4 (ST) |cut |

|Th.1c |fade |Th.1d |cut |Th.5 (ST) |cut |

|Th.1d |fade |Th.1e |cut |Th.6 (ST) |cut |

|Th.1e |fade |Th.1f |cut |Th.7 (ST) |cut |

|Th.7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 (rotate tags) |cut |

|Th1f |fade |Th.1 |fade \