tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135236282011-07-14T17:31:04.851-04:00This Blog offers you a way to ask or discuss questions relating to musical improvisation. It is a forum for anyone wanting to improve his or her ability to make music extemporaneously. We can all learn from each other, no matter the style we use when making music. Please keep the content to the point.Keith Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144687729613260764noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13523628.post-1118325497183855352005-06-09T09:49:00.000-04:002005-06-09T09:59:25.976-04:00Some exercises I learned from Art Lande and W.A. Mathieu were to make up short 'Pieces' on the piano using restricted means. Example: Make a piece using only one note. (note: these pieces, which were demonstrated in a classroom format generally lasted from 30 seconds to 2 minutes more or less). Make a piece using just the 'A's on the keyboard. Make a piece using only the notes A and E. And then expanding gradually on that, make a piece using only the left hand. Make a piece using only topmost and bottommost octaves of the piano. The list goes on and on. The idea is that limits stimulate creativity-- like Stravinsky's famous quote.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13523628-111832549718385535?l=improvisationtalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>TobyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188784145990043079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13523628.post-1118293988816573792005-06-09T01:10:00.000-04:002005-06-09T01:13:08.820-04:00Another way to get started is to take a short fragment from a composition and use that as a springboard. The composition should not be one you know too well because you don't want to simply copy what the composer wrote.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13523628-111829398881657379?l=improvisationtalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Improvizaciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12401262741369333749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13523628.post-1118282632368376852005-06-08T22:01:00.000-04:002005-06-09T01:41:30.553-04:00What is the balance between the technique to improvise and the talent to create at the required speed? It seems one without the other is not very helpful, but to have something to say first is where we must begin.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13523628-111828263236837685?l=improvisationtalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Verbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04598171838162471171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13523628.post-1118265814089924542005-06-08T17:19:00.000-04:002005-06-08T17:23:34.093-04:00The best way to get started is to begin by asking a question.<br /><br />What is the most effective approach to begin learning to improvise?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13523628-111826581408992454?l=improvisationtalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Keith Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144687729613260764noreply@blogger.com4