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Tonal Improvisation

Tonal Improvisation is a methodological framework within instrumental improvisation that systematizes spontaneous musical creation through the structured manipulation of tonal hierarchies, harmonic functions, and scalar constraints to distinguish it from atonal or free improvisational approaches.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The Effect of Harmonic Accompaniment on the Tonal Achievement and Tonal Improvisations of Children in Kindergarten and First Grade

Denise Marie Guilbault · Journal of Research in Music Education · 2004 · 36 citations

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The Micro- and Macrostructural Design of Improvised Music

Jeff Pressing · Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal · 1987 · 32 citations

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The Effects of Harmonic Accompaniment on the Tonal Improvisations of Students in First Through Sixth Grade

Denise Marie Guilbault · Journal of Research in Music Education · 2009 · 29 citations

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Non-Deterministic Scales Used in Traditional Turkish Music

Can Akko� · Journal of New Music Research · 2002 · 22 citations

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Techniques of Unification in Tonally Deviating Works

Harald Krebs · Canadian University Music Review · 1990 · 19 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DM
    Denise Marie Guilbault

    Rhode Island College, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  2. KK
    Kaustuv Kanti Ganguli

    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. CA
    Colin Andrew Lee

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. EG
    Elisabeth Gummesen

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. IP
    Isabelle Peretz

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    1 publications · 12 citations

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Institutions

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  1. International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  2. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

    Mumbai, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. University of Jyväskylä

    Jyväskylä, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  5. Rhode Island College

    Providence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  6. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  7. Perfect Harmony Health

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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  1. Journal of New Music Research

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  2. Journal of Research in Music Education

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  3. Journal of British Music Therapy

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Canadian University Music Review

    1 publications · 19 citations

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