improvisation
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Ms. Loughridge, a professor of music at Northeastern University, has written extensively about the interaction of music and technology; Mr. Matteson, a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, specializes in improvisation and sound technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
From there, a cook either proceeds with furious off-the-cuff improvisation or arranges their mise en place and serenely moves through each step as instructed or based on their knowledge.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He well understood the city’s brightness, harshness, improvisation and fractured essence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Nearby, an 80-year-old woman named Chunubadi sat beside a repaired table fan held together with string and improvisation.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Can you "recover" quickly from a mistake by making it sound like a bit of improvisation?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Unlike the Grateful Dead or Phish, who are known for their rangy improvisations, one Styles concert is usually not that different from the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
One of the most unusual examples was his fascination with solo saxophone improvisations, notably on the appropriately titled “The Solo Album.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
The pianos are made in significant numbers, but each one requires the application of personalized craft; Mr. Payne’s photographs display Steinway employees with the technical virtuosity and artistic improvisations of fine musicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
"We do all sorts of exercises to establish the family routines and the traditions. We do improvisations based on, 'What's Sunday dinner like?'"
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
Then slowly build up from shorter 4-beat improvisations to 8-beat ones.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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