Improvisation

Having Fun with Music

Having Fun with Music

Though it's important to learn to read music and interpret what is written on the page, for me that's just the starting point. … When I'm being creative like this, I don't critique or stop. I just go in a stream of "trying things out". I particularly listen for mistakes, because often my best ideas come out of them. Even if you don't change a note, having fun with the music means letting the song have its own personality. If it's a bouncy piece, make the rhythm dance and feel it in your body. ... If it's a scary piece, give yourself and your audience the chills! When you are playing a love song, feel those lyrics and try to phrase them as a vocalist would. Being an artist and a musical explorer does not mean tamely following the printed page. It's feeling the music inside you and not being afraid to express it.