“The joy of playing music,
whether written or improvised,
is not possible when one still has to struggle with amterial.
The goal should be complete mastery….
so that one can focus on other issues,
such as inspiration,
and that’s where the important music is made.
Kenny Werner
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A mistake is not hitting a wrong note,
rather it is losing the flow of the music.
If you are with that flow, the wrong note finds the next note
and could even turn out to be the best thing you play all night
Bob Mover
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Don’t let what you’ve practiced
dictate the way you play
Play what you hear,
not what you’ve memorized
Joe Lovano saxophonist
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Improvisation is the courage to move
from one note to the next. It’s that simple.
once you conquer that basic fear,
when you are able to make that leap
from one note to the next without thinking
or preparing for it, then you areimprovising.
Bobby McFerrin vocalist
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First you find the logical way,
and whn you find it, avoid it,
and let your inner self break through
and guide you
Will Marion Cook’s composer
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Every musician in the world has some limitations….
but the wise players are those
who play waht they ca master.
Due Ellington
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If you start judging what you
are writing or playing,
that puts another part of your brai in the
process, and it stops the crativity.
Jim McNeely
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I try to become an observer, rather than thinking what should come next.
Tim Hagans
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Many people train from a mind set
of trying to get better as fast as possible.
The irony of that is…people skip some basic
issues that they should spend years on.
They think they are saving time, but in fact
they are dooming themselves to a certain
level which they’ll never get out of.
Kenny Werner
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