Frank J Peter Composition, Improvisation, Micro-Lessons

Composition & Improvisation: Micro-Lessons

piano-ology-composition-and-improvisation-micro-lessons-featured-image-by-jlg-from-pixabay Image by JLG from Pixabay

Short and sweet insights into the true nature of Composition & Improvisation…

  • Learning how to improvise teaches you a ton about HOW MUSIC WORKS! - frank j peter
  • There’s a lot less “improvising” going on when you “improvise” than people think. - frank j peter
  • CREATIVITY isn’t just for “creative” people. - frank j peter
  • Learning how to improvise takes no more talent than, but no less effort than, learning a second language. - frank j peter
  • Improvisation, at its best, is a very personal expression within a collective tradition. - frank j peter
  • “Inspiration is for amateurs.” - Chuck Close
  • The methods of any creative endeavor are quite ordinary: WORK & PLAY.  - frank j peter
  • RHYTHM… the most underappreciated organizing force in music-making. - frank j peter
  • Successful music-making is the inevitable REWARD for studying & practicing the right musical stuff the right way. - frank j peter
  • “Don’t be thorough; Be memorable!” - Michael Callahan
  • Don’t get distracted by each and every note… Play the idea! - frank j peter
  • Improvisation, at its best, is a collaboration between structure & freedom. - frank j peter
  • Learning how to improvise teaches you how to “speak” the language of music. - frank j peter
  • Mastery of music, like the mastery of life, requires both initiative & surrender!  - frank j peter
  • “Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
  • Isn’t creating music infinitely cooler than consuming it?  - frank j peter

learn more… Composition & Improvisation: Case Study