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  • An investigation into the factors influencing teachers’ inclusion of improvisation in piano lessons

  • Catherine Cossey
  • Journal:
    British Journal of Music Education / Volume 41 / Issue 2 / July 2024
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    18 December 2023, pp. 157-167
    Print publication:
    July 2024
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  • Despite the evidence of the benefits of improvisation in instrumental teaching, research indicates that many piano teachers do not include it in their lessons. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences on piano teachers’ pedagogy to determine what factors impacted the teaching of improvisation. A total of 117 UK-based piano teachers participated in the survey. The data obtained indicates that an understanding of how to teach improvisation is a significant influence on teachers’ pedagogy. The conclusion argues that there is a need for piano teachers to have greater access to instrumental teaching courses to encourage them to reflect on their teaching practice.