Spontaneous Music | Shows About That

[@aaronshows]

If you improvise music, do you remember how you started? Comment with your story!

[@james.flores]

Thank you for sharing your story! It’s a great encouragement to me.

[@aaronshows]

You're welcome, James! It's extra special to know you've helped someone else out, so I'm glad you found encouragement here. I'll be sharing more stories in the future :)

[@melissamontanomusic]

It’s the theme song for me 🤩 This was a great introductory vlog! Very helpful and encouraging by sharing your journey!

[@NakedMuso]

You were so fortunate to start the way you did. I unfortunately began in a very staunch classical environment, first piano (like you at an early age), then tpt & organ. By the time I'd started in the profession I realised I had what I called 'wrong note syndrome' to the point I didn't even like being listened to in practice - i know right, ridiculous! I was a long time un-learning the fear but eventually discovered a new freedom. The strange thing was that I never had any issues improvising when at the organ in a service (aged about 10). I think I was forced into it by trying to play contemporary repertoire as postludes before I'd really learned them properly - good reader, bad at practice! I found you btw ages ago via your Gigout Toccata at St. Sulpice with Daniel Roth which I keep finding myself revisiting. Awesome recording.

[@aaronshows]

Thanks for sharing, Eddie! The more self-conscious we are, it tends to get more challenging to try and avoid mistakes, but that's why I always say to start one hand at a time, and give the other hand something fairly mindless to do, harmony-wise. Cheers!

[@jerrymartin79]

Great perspectives - and what a phenomenal early introduction you had to the art of improvisation - I think it is the corollary then for me that lack of exposure early on created something of a mental block for me - but as in all things... practice is the answer!

[@aaronshows]

I agree, it's difficult to start as an adult, but as long as you provide a safe space for yourself where nobody is listening but you, it's much easier to experiment with musical ideas without outside judgement.

[@james.flores]

I also didn’t have the foundations that Aaron talks about. But it’s never too late. Let’s do it, Jerry.