This month (and year so far) I’ve been focusing on practicing, building consistent practice habits, finding exercises and a routine that keeps me at the top of my game technically, and also creatively. To that end, I’ve been playing Berio’s Sequenza I for solo flute. I find it extremely valuable to do some research about … Continue reading Luciano Berio
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Improv Project – Day 9
Continuing my exploration of rhythmic limitations, today I did an improv with a pulse. Rhythm is something that I personally have a hard time with so I'm taking my time playing around with these, pulse/no-pulse/other rhythmic parameters improvs. This is also particularly useful if you plan on playing jazz, as most is very rhythmically driven. If … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 9
Improv Project – Day 8
Today while I was practicing I stumbled upon an idea for a free improv that was exclusively fast, short phrases. So that's what I did today. I was hoping it would help me break into some new textures and ideas since it was very different than anything I've done recently, and I think it did. … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 8
Improv Project – Day 7
Today, I decided to use a format for my improv that I learned at UMich in my very first introduction to improvisation. The format is simple, an improv in AB format, where A is un-pulsed and B is pulsed. I feel like I need parameters to help me sometimes when I'm improvising, just to give … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 7
Improv Project – Day 6
Today, I cut loose, finally just recording something I created with no limitations, no boundaries, no inspiration but what I'm feeling in the moment. This is the first time I've done a free improv (with the intention of other people hearing it) in quite a while, and I'm still a little rusty. So here's my Day … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 6
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