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The Importance of Musical Improvisation

The Importance of Musical Improvisation

By John Hart

What is musical improvisation?

“Musical improvisation is the creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians.”

The Well-Balanced Musician

The Well-Balanced Musician

By John Hart

A musician, according to Webster, is “a person skilled in the science of music, or one that sings or performs on instruments of music according to the rules of music.”  I believe a well-balanced musician is one who has mastered at least one instrument and several of the following musical skills