The music used throughout this podcast was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and can be found on an album called "Mozart, 50 of the Best", produced by NAXOS. * The first snippet was from Mozart's Symphony No.35 in D Major K385 (Haffner; IV Finale:Presto). It was played by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Tomas Pal. * The second segment came from the third of Mozart's Three German Dances (Die Schlittenfahrt/The Sleighride, in C Major). It was performed by the orchestra of the

In this episode, I talk about the importance of improvisation and developing the readiness to be a successful improvisor.  Mentioned in this Episode: GIA Publications (www.giamusic.com) Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML — www.giml.org) “Research to Real Life” summary of Guilbault study (https://everydaymusicality.com/2019/01/22/the-effects-of-harmonic-accompaniment-on-the-tonal-improvisations-of-students-in-first-through-sixth-grade-guilbault-2009/) Chris Azzara’s TED Talk on improvisation