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Music Improvisation

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At the completely free end of the spectrum, we have human Spontaneity. Conventions are thrown out of the window. There are no written notes and certainly no 'wrong' ones. Musical pieces are created quite literally 'on the spot'.

This collaborative environment encourages improvisers to delve into their own emotional depths, translating personal feelings into spontaneous and deeply personal sounds. There is within humans a strong desire to be free, perhaps even a little bit wild. This is the territory of spontaneity (for example, creatives, inventors, and in music, free improvisation).

When something is really 'happening' in an improvisation, we like it. We're there. We're in it. It's alive and beautiful.

Even classical concertos include cadenzas, which are intended to be completely improvised, with the soloist using material from earlier in the movement. Even structured music loosens its chains. The Spontaneous State is an approach to performing which ranges from taking a few liberties with the music, through to being able to act totally without constraints. At one end of the range of possibilities, musicians will deviate a little from the score, creating emotional nuances based purely on their intuition and their interaction with the other performers. In this way, they create a new interpretation of a known piece of music. For both the audience and performers, the experience is highly engaging.

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