Course code

KUM6242.FK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Helilooming ja improvisatsioon digiklaveril

Course title in English

Composition and Improvisation on Digital Piano

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Introduction to basic principles of composing and improvisation based on digital piano possibilities.

Brief description of the course

In this course students are introduced to basic principles of composing and improvisation as well as possibilities of digital pianos. The course consists of three modules a 10 academic hours: I Digital pianos (Avo Ulvik), II Composition and improvisation (Gerhard Lock), III Improvisation, accompaniment and jazz (Tiit Lauk). The course takes place in groups including individual supervising. Both active and observing participation in the lessons is commendatory for the students. Important in the course is involvement in the process, group discussions, teachers' advice and development of self-reflection competencies of the students. Independent work on digital pianos includes training and solving practical, creative and improvisational tasks and introducing them in group lessons.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows important possibilities of digital pianos and is able to apply them on a basic level to composing and improvising being also able to pedagogically conceptualize and teach them;
- knows important principles of composing and (free) improvisation and is able to apply them on digital pianos on a basic level in one's creative activity being also able to pedagogically conceptualize and teach them;
- knows important jazz and accompaniment principles and is able to apply them on digital pianos on a basic level in one's creative activity being also able to pedagogically conceptualize and teach them.

Teacher

Taavi-Hans Kõlar

Study programmes containing that course

Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/23.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/22.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/21.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/20.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/19.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/18.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/17.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/16.FK)