CREATIVE PIANO MUSIC&IMPROVISATION
WORKSHOP
by Mario Mariani

A workshop addressed to pianists and instrumentalists about musical creativity,
improvisation, instant composition and interdisciplinarity, developing the awareness of
musical thought and imagination.
A laboratory of practice and musical experimentation.
Lenght: 6 hours

This workshop is:
for pianists of all ages mainly,both the beginner as well the graduated but also for musicians
as opportunity to prove themselves discovering, through the magical art of improvisation,
surprising aspects of which they did not imagine the possibility.
Knowing how to improvise also helps improve the approach to written / classical music.
• introduction to improvisation in different styles and practices. Instant composition.
• musical pronunciation, intuitive approach, “physical”, strategic
• creativity and interdisciplinary approach
• playing with partner. Being it another musician, a dancer, an actor, a performer. Or
being it a silent movie, an experimental video or an art installation
• the “musical continuum”: what favors it and what blocks it; learn to think, to feel, to
creat
• improvisational practice, ensemble training and final performance
Working tools:
– piano
– videoprojector
– amplification system