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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 1

An invitation to explore self-expressive "free" improvisation, in which, as we say in Music for People, "there are no wrong notes." (I blogged about the comedy of errors I experiened making these videos here.) These videos are cross-posted with my other blog.

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 2

Priming the pump of the creative imagination by improvising just one note at a time.

About this project

I'm a professional classical cellist and music professor at the DePauw University School of Music. I began improvising in my late 30s and am working on a book to encourage others to make their own music. Many of my posts, especially through May 2006, are first drafts for the book. Since then, I've been rethinking the material, doing more research, and reimagining the focus of the book.

I'd love to hear from you: ericedberg@gmail.com

You have my permission to republish, excerpt, etc., anything on this site in any not-for-profit form, as long as you include my name, a copyright notice, the URL of the particular post(s), and let me know how you are using it. I also occasionally update a MSWord file with all the posts, and some unpublished essays on improvisation, which is in chronological order and includes a hyperlinked table of contents. Shoot me an email if you'd like me to send you a copy.

Improvisation and the Classical Musician

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 1

Video: Self-Expressive Improv, Part 2

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