improvisation
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After all, the two traditions share common qualities: a focus on improvisation; a practice of making complex and odd-metered rhythms sound easeful and organic; and the patience to let themes and forms unfold gradually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
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
And, on any given night, he didn’t hesitate to expand an improvisation to startling lengths, finding new ideas well beyond the imaginative limits of most jazz players.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
In fact, improvisation is an advanced and highly sophisticated skill in which the musician must draw upon all of their previously practiced knowledge and techniques in order to compose “in the moment.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
Once those called back were selected, she auditioned each in person alongside an interpreter, using improvisations based on the script.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
When DiCaprio cut loose with long improvisations, like when his character, a burnout revolutionary, argues on the phone with headquarters, the crew played it safe by capturing his takes with a conventional film camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
Slattery was known and loved for his quick-witted improvisations on the popular Channel 4 show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, from 1988 onwards.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
For even more possibilities, try a web search for "exotic scales"; or try inventing your own scales and using them in compositions and improvisations.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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