Event
Doctoral Colloquium (Music): Jean-Michel Pilc
Friday, December 2, 2022 16:30to18:30
Strathcona Music Building
C-201, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA
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Free Admission
The Doctoral Colloquium is open to all.
Doctoral Colloquium:ÌýJean-Michel PilcÌý
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Title: Improvisation, life, language and the senses.
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Abstract:
Improvisation, like life which it mirrors in many ways, is an experience where senses and physicality play a crucial part. My philosophy when teaching music is to make sure young musicians build their craft the right way, from good and strong fundamentals of course, but also and most importantly from simple rhythmic, melodic and vocal routines based on oral tradition and physical sensations. The instrument should be the conduit of a musician's internal voice, in the same way as speech is the materialization of our ideas. We will talk about the many analogies between improvisation and language, leading to the conclusion that every musician can and should improvise, regardless of style.
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Biography:
Jean-Michel Pilc is a jazz pianist & composer, and became Professor of Jazz & Improvisation at the Schulich School of Music of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in 2015, after spending 20 years in New York. He teaches improvisation to jazz majors on all instruments, and also gives a seminar on improvisation in all styles to jazz and classical students. He recently led a Montreal-based 3-year research project called Improvisation Workshop Project (funded by FRQSC) with musicians of all backgrounds.
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