August 3-5, 2010
Winnetka Campus
300 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, IL
Institute Director: Racheli Galay
Artistic Director: Daniel Galay
Students age 7-adult, with at least one year of instrumental experience are encouraged to participate.
Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00 am-2:00 pm
Cost: $220
For more information call 847.905.1500, ext. 127
or contact Racheli Galay
About the Chicago Improvisation Institute
Enjoy three days of creativity and fun through improvisation. Explore tonal, modal, Klezmer, and contemporary styles. Orchestral improvisation, sectionals, mixed ensemble coaching, and master classes for piano, voice, percussion, strings, and woodwinds are explored. Also, each student will prepare a short piece of music that will be provided in advance.
THE CLASSICAL IMPROVISATION METHOD
The Classical Improvisation Method by Daniel Galay and Racheli Galay is a result of many years of teaching piano, cello, orchestra, composition, theory, improvisation and ear-training. The method includes 18 pieces, each one focusing on a different musical component. Daniel Galay and Racheli Galay have conducted workshops at Stanford University, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, the Music Institute of Chicago, the Conservatoire National de Region de Bordeaux, at Beit Frankfurt Conservatory of Music, Tel-Aviv and music Schools at Lublin and Olsztein (Poland).
The "Classical Improvisation Method for String Orchestra" may be purchased at www.israelcomposers.org icl@zahav.net.il.
The PHILOSOPHY
The primary philosophy and educational approach of Galay’s improvisation method is summarized in the following statement: music is a built-in component of mankind and nature and underlies language, thinking, emotional processes and all aspects of social and cultural life. The formation of professional musicians in the Western society relies primarily on texts and written musical notation, which, unfortunately, frequently neglects the fact that music is a natural phenomenon, where creativity is a fundamental part. Freeing this hidden potential would, without doubt, enrich all forms of music education and musical life in general.