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The Road Interviews: Venice Film Festival 2009
INTERVIEW: Actor Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee on working together and on improvisation at the The Road Interviews: Venice Film Festival 2009 at Venice . (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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'The Grand' at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
INTERVIEW: Andrea Savage on using improvisation and how fun it was doing it throughout the film, how she was the only one not to play texas hold'em at the 'The Grand' at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC TribecaPAC in New York, New...
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VOICED : Ebola: inquietud en el hospital espanol
VOICED : Ebola: inquietud en el hospital espanol
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Exploring the World of Music: Composers and Improvisers
In this video, composers and improvisers are compared and contrasted with use of different types of music showing variation and fixed elements. The video is part of the Exploring the World of Music instructional series. [26:48]
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Npr: Remembering Max Roach, Rhythmic Innovator
Believing that the drums could do more than just keep a beat, Max Roach developed a melodic style for percussion. You can read about his jazz career on this NPR website, as well as hear music showing his innovative technique.
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Npr: Louis Armstrong: "The Trumpeter"
For all his jazz credentials, Louis Armstrong was first and foremost a trumpet player. Read about his career, listen to the NPR Jazz Profile program about his trumpet playing, and click to hear some of his work.
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Npr: Charlie Parker: "Bird Lives!" Part 2
In this second part of the NPR Profile of Charlie Parker, you will read about his innovations in jazz and his playing with the jazz greats of the era. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment and click to listen to some of his influential...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dinner Dilemmas
A teacher models how to conduct an improv lesson, beginning with the rules to follow. She presents the problem and conflict situation which students must resolve through their improvisation. [4:33]