Textural variety for improvisation


  • How are they articulating the start of each note?
  • How are they releasing each note?
  • What is the timbre of the note?
  • Are they using the full range of possible articulations?
  • Are they varying horizontal and vertical playing?
  • Are they playing dense and sparse at different times?





Ponder on This.


guitarharmony said...

great post david! i always have to remind myself about these elements and it's nice to read it here. In fact, i just worked on some dynamic exercises because of your post. thanks man!

az samad

Adam said...

I might preface those points in asking 'does what you're playing interest/excite you -- like you feel when you're listening to Sonny Rollins or whoever you're most into?' If not, why or how not?
Good stuff, Teach!

The Dissonance said...

Man, and I'm just trying to get the music to flow. ;o)

Great post; another to point the sax section at.

Gandalfe and Suzy