Re: Animals

reed ( (no email) )
Sun, 25 May 1997 19:24:35 +0100

At 08:53 PM 5/25/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I just recently read an article that spoke of visualization for improvising.
>An interesting technique was mentioned; using animal movements and playing
>the way YOU think they move. I was just wondering all of your thoughts on
>this. Has anyone ever used this technique? If so, does it help at all??
>Antoinette
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Maybe it would help if it was a Bird (aka Charlie Parker) :)

I wouldnt expect visualizing to do anything for your playing.
Transcribing, Composing, etc. will though.

The only thing I've heard of like that is in martial arts where
they imitate the fighting techniques and/or spirit of animials.

In composition, sometimes people try and use music to create a variety
of images, like forests, animals, parties, ....

I'm not sure how that would stylistically figure into jazz.

reed

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Reed Kotler
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