Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best. Founder of Siliana's Piano Studio, Bulgarian-American pianist Siliana Chiliachka is reimagining music lessons for young children, teaching technique, composition, and improvisation through Music Learning Theory.  In our conversation, we discuss that children are naturally musical and creative, but there is a lack of creativity in early music instruction—and what we can do to change that. We also discuss the principles of Edwin Gordon's Music Learning Theory, how to promote life-long mu ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best.   Canadian music educator and author Steve Giddings joins us to talk about sparking creativity in high school music programs on Prince Edward Island. He reveals what it was like to stretch from being a classically trained orchestral player to jamming in blues bars and playing in a ska brass section, and what ignited him to self-publish his first practical guide to teaching rock bands in schools. Steve’s work to innovate and inspire “creative musicking” in the classroom has most recently ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best.   Steve and Lauren discuss how to mix things up with some unusual improvising tricks and tips- including playing piano with eraser tips! Featuring inspiration from the audiobook, "W.A. Mathieu reads from The Listening Book and The Musical Life", the episode is packed with unconventional yet easy methods for tapping into creativity.   Subscribe to our YouTube channel  Get updates and exclusive community content by signing up for our email newsletter at: www.infiniteimprovisatio ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best.   The first episode of our interview series, a conversation with Ed Littlefield. We discuss Ed's journey studying Native Lingít music alongside jazz, community music making, composing a song for Betty White (first 10 seconds: https://youtu.be/yp0yf5PpqkA), and much more! Ed Littlefield is a freelance percussionist, educator, and composer based out of Seattle, WA. He is Lingít from Sitka, Alaska and has released three albums featuring traditional native melodies, which he also arranged i ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best.   The fifth episode of a five-part series on how to improvise, exploring each of Infinite Improvisation's creative practices: Experimentation, Play, Limitations, Deep Listening, and Reflection. In this episode, we reflect about reflection and discuss how to be an ally to ourselves in the process of infinite improvisation.   Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Get updates and exclusive community content by signing up for our email newsletter at: www.infiniteimprovisation.com/pod ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best. The fourth episode of a five-part series on how to improvise, exploring each of Infinite Improvisation's creative practices: Experimentation, Play, Limitations, Deep Listening, and Reflection. In this episode, we experiment live with listening activities. We discuss our potential for deep listening and how to develop our deep listening skills.   “Are you listening now? Are you listening to what you are now hearing? Are you hearing while you listen? Are you listening while you are hearin ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best.   The third of a five-part series on how to improvise, exploring each of Infinite Improvisation's creative practices: Experimentation, Play, Limitations, Deep Listening, and Reflection. In this episode, we discuss the surprisingly expansive results of using, learning from, and embracing limitations. Featuring live musical experiments.   Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Get updates and exclusive community content by signing up for our email newsletter at: www.infiniteimprovis ..read more

Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best. The second of a five-part series on how to improvise, exploring each of Infinite Improvisation's creative practices: Experimentation, Play, Limitations, Deep Listening, and Reflection. In this episode, we dive into play—embracing the unknown, taking the scenic route while learning through exploration, and being kind to ourselves. Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Get updates and exclusive community content by signing up for our email newsletter at: www.infiniteimprovisation.com/po ..read more

S2 E1: How to Improvise Part 1: Experimentation   Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in music and creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best. The first of a five-part series on how to improvise, exploring each of Infinite Improvisation's creative practices: Experimentation, Play, Limitations, Deep Listening, and Reflection. In this episode, we dive into experimentation—embracing the scientific method, curiosity, and failure.   For a transcription of this episode and more: https://infiniteimprovisation.podbean.com/e/how-to-improvise-part-1-experimentation   Subs ..read more

S1 E5: Q&A: Student Reluctant to Improvise    Infinite Improvisation Podcast: adventures in creativity with Steve Treseler and Lauren Best. Steve and Lauren take questions from listeners about encouraging students who are reluctant to improvise, and how to foster creative student collaboration online.   For a transcription of this episode and more: https://infiniteimprovisation.podbean.com/e/q-a-student-reluctant-to-improvise   Get updates and exclusive community content by signing up for our email newsletter at: www.infiniteimprovisation.com/podcast ..read more