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The aim of this work is to know the thoughts of classical music performers about the role played by musical improvisation in their initial training. The sample is made up of 59 subjects with degrees in classical music performance or who are in the last year of these musical teachings and three specialists in improvisation. The research methodology used is quantitative and qualitative and uses the questionnaire and the in-depth interview as tools for data collection. The results obtained have allowed us to specify some of the most beneficial contributions of the practice of improvisation to the development of performative skills and abilities, and to organize them into three categories: cognitive, musical, and psychological. Thus, due to their importance, we highlight the development of creativity, the learning of harmony, the improvement of musical expressiveness, musical memory, and stage presence. The conclusion reached is that improvisation can be a very useful practice, which should accompany classical music performance students throughout their training process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to the triadic classification of Jakobson (1959), audio-description is a type of intersemiotic translation and it involves verbal narration of the picture and every other visual part. The audio-descriptive translation is especially helpful for blind and elderly persons who thanks to this method can overcome their limitations and feel included in the social and cultural life. The range of possibilities it involves may result in developing a different approach in teaching lexis as it may be an attractive and effective tool for students of Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE). This text focuses on exercises, which use the aforementioned translation method and stimulate the right cerebral hemisphere, which normally stays dormant. Intersemiotic translation, which includes audio-description, allows to stimulate both cerebral hemispheres and transform teaching and learning lexis into a more efficient process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]