improvisation

Shifting between precision and improvisation, each rhythmic mark registers its own time signature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Its response surprised him: It suggested a “household manager”—a part-time human employee—to handle “camp registration races, sick-day improvisation and the 10 judgment calls a week that no system will get right.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

To prepare for the improvisation part of this rhyme, use rhythm cards for several weeks prior.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He was also a master of structure, even during his more extended improvisations.

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

His contrapuntal beats lend context to tenor saxophonist Billy Pierce’s abstract improvisations; his laid-back rim shots ground pianist Johnny O’Neal’s lyrical lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 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

Then slowly build up from shorter 4-beat improvisations to 8-beat ones.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin