IMPROVISATION INITIATIVES.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Trenney, Tom
- Source
- American Organist Magazine. Jul2011, Vol. 45 Issue 7, p52-53. 2p.
- Subject
- *MUSIC
*COMPOSERS
*MELODY
*MUSICIANS
*RHYTHM
- Language
- ISSN
- 0164-3150
The author offers guidelines for discovering the possibilities of musical improvisation. Emphasis is given on the importance of discipline and focused practice because making and improvising music is an ongoing practice. Other suggestions are to discover and imitate brilliant ideas of inspired composers, to explore all possibilities of melody in music and practicing various techniques for increasing melodic creativity, and to celebrate one's musical voice by sharing it to other people.