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@Kehaulani said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

@Dr-GO said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

That's only a part of the equation (Minimal Structure Theory on jazz improvisation)

Dr. Go, some of my comments are more philosophical than about Minimal Theory, itself. Can you give me a good internet source for Minimal Structure Theory as applied to improvisation that summarizes this technique? The only thing I can find is doctoral-thesis length. I've never heard of it or it's value. Thanks.

Gary, did you read the article I posted on Minimal Structure Theory. I have posted the initial description and it was not a thesis. It was an article published in an international journal written by two senior faculty at their perspective colleges. Please, read that article carefully and you will understand.

@Kehaulani said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

That's just a way of over-complicating music. "Paralysis by analysis".

Actually it's a method of communication. If you don't understand the shit then it's just shit. Read the pages defining Minimal Structure. Let's learn how to communicate. THAT is what jazz improvisation is all about. We gotta try to get to that level.

@Kehaulani said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

@Dr-Mark said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

@Kehaulani said in Jazz Song #3 - So What:

This is what to toy around with at the improv section

Back in the day, we used our ear.

That's only a part of the equation (Minimal Structure Theory on jazz improvisation)

@Dr-GO said in Jazz Song #2 - Take Five:

@administrator said in Jazz Song #2 - Take Five:

I never knew this song had lyrics. Interesting.

Check out Al Jarreau's vocal version on YouTube. It's the best!

Sorry. Here is Al's vocal version:

@Comeback said in Soap Bubbles:
...Busking is common. I have a question: If I play on a street corner and am paid to stop and go away, am I a pro trumpeter?

Depends on what trumpet you are playing at the time...
because...
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IT COULD BE A CONN

@tmd said in Good example of a bad example:

What about the people who post about the inconsistencies in certain light bulb makers, about so-called "cheater" light bulbs, or about LBSO's from Asia (light-bulb-shaped objects)?

Mike

Mike. I can only speculate at Watt are you referring to.

By the way... A real joule of a post, Mike!

Thanks so much for shedding light on this conflicted thread, and in a way that makes light of the topic.

@Dr-Mark said in What Is A Good Practice Routine?:

@Kehaulani said in What Is A Good Practice Routine?:

When you're a pro, there can be a tendency to be hard-core.

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You sure got that right! There are times my approach to practice seems more athletic than artistic.

The only athletics to my practice routine is the 2 hrs chest and abs BowFlex routine I do prior to my trumpet routine which is then totally artistic.

Great news! Thanks for the update.

@Dr-Mark said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@Dr-GO
Oh my! I remember ducking under my desk in grade school.

3rd grade for me. Ms Brown was the poor teacher having to put up with my ANALytical humor.

@Dr-Mark said in A little humour:

HiSSmith1226,
What's the most musical part of the body?
The nose!
You pick it and blow it.

Ah you have never heard me after eating Mexican food. I become very musical from a more Southern region.

Or simply put: One that makes you feel great once you finish!

@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@Kehaulani
One of my favorite books growing up as we practiced “Duck and Cover” by placing our heads in our laps and under our desks in order to save our lives in case of nuclear attack.

And I remember saying to my teacher "and kiss your ass goodbye."

@Dr-Mark said in What Does The Tongue Do When The Trumpet Is Played:

Hi VB,
Yep, hard to flutter tongue when the aperture is the size of a sewing thread.

I have no trouble doing this on high G. Perhaps I am still able to thread the eye of the needle. Or perhaps since I am never thinking of the tongue all hums along like a Singer Sewing machine.

@Dr-Mark said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@Niner
Gosh I wonder how well it projects.

Clearly, they both project very well.

@administrator said in Jazz Song #2 - Take Five:

I never knew this song had lyrics. Interesting.

Check out Al Jarreau's vocal version on YouTube. It's the best!

I am so unaware of what my tongue does when I am playing... the good doctor says, tongue in cheek!

I am concentrating on so many volumes of sensory input, like the sound, texture coming from my bell and how they are leading to my observations of how the audience is reacting. Tongue... oh yeah I must have one of them, and where that dynamic comes into play is how good that gin and tonic tastes when I am on break!

@Dr-Mark said in How Does The Theory You've Learned Apply To Improvising?:

Hi Dr-GO,
I read the article and yes, I feel they are on the mark, especially when they talked about the need to innovate during the NASA Apollo XIII rescue because it was unknown territory and a new type of worker was needed.

Dr-Mark, you are partially quoting from the "Sequential Model", where the reference to NASA was made. The actual reference was: "These studies found that the logical, sequential flow resulted in financial success. While initially developed by NASA in the 1960s, the model was later diffused to firms such as 3M, HP, IBM and Exxon, and many others over theyears." No reference to the Apollo XII rescue. What in the hell are you smoking! Can I get some from you when I am in Orlando?

If this is your take away, then you missed reading the section on jazz improvisation (JI). Please read that section, Page 143-149, and perhaps while drinking a Bombay Sapphire Gin and Tonic. Much more pleasing to the palette and mind.

EVERYONE READ THE ARTICLE, PAGES 143-149.
This discussion is going toward proficiency. I need to do that. You need to do this. This will get you to proficient. My attempt is to get people reading this thread to go BEYOND proficient. The reading talks about proficiency, yes. But it goes much beyond. It gives insight as to how to WORK WITH THE ENSEMBLE. That is the POWER of improvisation. Improvisation is ALL ABOUT communication. The communication is with the ensemble , and with the audience. That is the next level. This article gives you how to structure technical and SOCIAL skills on how to channel rapidly incoming sounds and progressions and how to use the talent of the ensemble and audience to turn the sounds into a performance that is appreciated by all. That is the goal of jazz improvisation. Making it real for the performer is only have the goal. Read pages 143-149, they are vital to truly understanding the art of improvisation.

@Kehaulani said in How Does The Theory You've Learned Apply To Improvising?:
And I don't believe that not reading it implies that I'm stale.

In my statement I used the term proficient:

proficient.
[prəˈfiSHənt]

ADJECTIVE
1.competent or skilled in doing or using something.

synonyms:
skilled · skillful · expert · accomplished · experienced · practiced · trained ·
[more]

So proficient does not equal stale. You and I both know you are better than this.