Tag: improvisation
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100 Notes of Toy Piano
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Read more: 100 Notes of Toy PianoYesterday (June 2019) I got an email from composer/keyboard player David Bohn that my submission to his call for scores was accepted. A friend found the call on ComposerSite (https://composerssite.com) and he thought it would entertain me. It was for newly composed 100-note compositions for toy piano. I had fun improvising a bit, and I…
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Graphic scores for improvising
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Read more: Graphic scores for improvisingGraphic scores are guides for musical improvisation. These visual scores may not have any standard musical notation. There may be text directions to help you interpret the imagery — these directions may be specific or general. Music exists in time. So, how do you mix the time basis of music with an image that you see…
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ISIM in Toronto May 2016
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Read more: ISIM in Toronto May 2016I’m excited to be participating in the International Society for Improvised Music conference, aka ISIM. Dates are May 12-15 at Wilfrid Laurier University with locations in Waterloo and Toronto, Ontario, CANADA. I’ll be in an ensemble with trumpeter and improviser Jim Sherry. I’m eager to see the full program schedule. Will you be there too?
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20 Improv Ideas for Daily Music Practice
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Read more: 20 Improv Ideas for Daily Music PracticeHave you wished you could improvise, but didn’t want to start out “in public”? Sign up for my “20 Improv Ideas” email e-course to get regular improv practice ideas in your inbox. You’ll get an email every two days with a practice suggestion to develop your improv creativity and techniques.
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Books for Free-Style Improv
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Read more: Books for Free-Style ImprovIf you’re interested in improv and you like to read as well as play the music, like me, check out these improvisation guide books: