IOTL #19: Zen and the Art of Free Improvisation
Are free will and free improvisation truly free, or am I deluding myself? And is deluding myself a necessary condition for free will/improvisation? Free improvisation is a primary theme of my podcast, Improvisations on the Ledge, so it’s probably about time to...
The Next Two Minutes
When the Trees Grew Back The title song that kicked off the One Human Minute 60-song cycle a few weeks is a kind of intro, an opening statement, or thesis for the larger work. With song #2 things really get off and running as the protagonist goes out for a run but...Improvisations on the Ledge
Improvisations on The Ledge
<p>In "Improvisations on the Ledge," award-winning composer-pianist Peter Saltzman searches for universal truths by stumbling upon them—both with words and music. The basic premise is simple: he improvises on the piano, then talks about what the music tells him. Then makes music about what the talking tells him. Then...well, it goes on like this. Droll, funny, dramatic, musical, short.</p>
Rearview Mirror
Using jazz educator David Bloom’s metaphor, musicians need to look in the rearview mirror and remember the theme if they wish to move forward. But when you look back, you are not just remembering what you played at the beginning of an improvisation—you’re remembering all of that music that got you to the point of even being able to look back in the first place.
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