Presenting the Master's degree in Piano Improvisation

In this live webinar Noam Sivan presents the Master's degree in Piano Improvisation. Interested applicants should contact Noam Sivan: https://www.noamsivanmusic.com/noam-s... Professor Noam Sivan and the University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Germany (HMDK Stuttgart), invite you to apply for a Master's degree in Piano Improvisation, one of the first such programs worldwide offered for classically trained pianists! The two-year Master’s program, which begins in October 2020, enables pianists to improvise in a wide range of solo styles – baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic, and various 20th- and 21st-century styles, as well as to develop their own personal voice. Additionally, they will participate in chamber improvisations and interdisciplinary collaborations with performing artists in other fields, which can include drama, dance, voice, puppet theater, and more. Learning to improvise in different solo styles brings those musical languages to life in a most vivid way. The improvising pianist develops creativity, imagination, knowledge of diverse styles, compositional skills, stronger pianistic control, confidence, stage presence, memory, and a higher level of artistic personality. Later on these improvisations can be performed in piano recitals alongside established compositions, thus presenting a refreshing version of the piano recital in the 21st century, with links to previous centuries – when improvisation was presented regularly in public performances – combined with an innovative approach. Learning to improvise in chamber and interdisciplinary settings develops musical listening, collaborative skills, organizational and entrepreneurial skills, compositional planning skills, a creative mindset for initiating a project and bringing it to fulfillment, and an understanding of the relationship between music and other performing arts. Graduates of the program will emerge with valuable practical experience, and a clear vision for the role of improvisation in their music making and in our society. They will truly be ambassadors of improvisation in the world.