improvisation
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That’s still my favorite kind of recipe: one that knows exactly what it is while leaving plenty of room for improvisation.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
He didn’t win, but he proved himself again the master of improvisation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
One of the ways of fostering creativity is to encourage students’ improvisation.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
With interlocking rhythms and remarkable improvisations, the EP captivates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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
Perttu Kesäniemi and Mikko Ojanen recorded the artists' vocal and instrumental improvisations at the University of Helsinki Music Research Laboratory, and digitally added the acoustics of selected sites to them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 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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