Improvising is having the ability to control one’s mind and think clearly. To speak from memory and experience within the presence of now and not get tongue-tied. I watch how some people are so good at this type of control. It amazes me. They can move their bodies, speak and improvise with a type of grace.
A controlling of the mind and the body with entertaining perfection.
It is not only about repetition and practice, though both matter. Taking tests and writing essays in class requires a similar kind of improvisational control. Some people are naturally good at it, while others develop it through practice and determination. That is a skill I would like to have.
I guess this is why I love Jazz. It is improvising control that is so perfect. A yearning for me…
“I stood for a moment on the scent, smelling this shrill and blood-raw music, sniffing the atmosphere of the hall angrily, and hankering after it a little too. One half of this music, the melody, was all pomade, sugar, and sentimentality. The other half was savage, temperamental, and vigorous. Yet the two went artlessly well together and made a whole.”
Pg. 37 Steppenwolf
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