Did you know… that talented musicians do not have some kind of rare and special superhuman capability to think about enormous strings and sequences of random unrelated isolated notes?
the power of patterns
The study of Composition and Improvisation teaches us so much more than how to compose and improvise…
In order to illustrate the amazing power of patterns, let’s try a fun little memory challenge in four parts…
Your brain is a natural seeker, recognizer, discriminator, assimilator, interpreter, relater, combiner, connector, and creator of PATTERNS…
Contrary to popular belief, natural endowment is not typically the primary contributor to the acquisition of expertise…
What attitudes and behaviors distinguish an EXPERT from a NOVICE?
Isn’t it curious (and so very unfortunate) that we all go to school for years and years without ever learning how our brain, the very organ that we are trying to change in the process, works?