Examples of improvisation

• He does not restrict his improvisations to one mode or a selected set of pitches.

• The music was decidedly different, relying on riff-based extended improvisations with little harmonic movement over a soul-based rhythmic foundation.

• Their work at this stage was assisted by the opportunity to reflect back on their improvisations and experimentations in a number of ways.

• The harmonic progressions, vocal lines, and guitar improvisations of metal all rely heavily on the pentatonic scales derived from blues music.

• We are analysing the musical improvisations in detail and checking all the psychological states described by the theory of flow.

• Individuals then took turns to produce 16-bar improvisations, including breaks, in a stylistically appropriate fashion.

• The improvisations, however, are not confined to predetermined harmonic structures.

• The work consisted furthermore in developing the participants' improvisations, which were developed, elaborated, and inserted in the structure of the performance.