Re: [Harp-L] Basketball and Jazz

[Larry Sandy <slyou65@xxxxxxxxx>]

Garry, I liked this:ÂÂ....these improvised creations only exist because their creators have internalized the necessary set of patterns, training their brain to execute astonishingly difficult calculations in the blink of an eye. As a result, theyâre able to see what we cannot, envisioning rebounds and passing lanes and melodies that the rest of us canât even comprehend. We take these performers for granted because they make it look so easy. But it only looks easy because theyâve worked so hard.
I thought we were playing, not working.

Lockjaw Larry
Breathing Music daily

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From: Garry <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Harp- L <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:46 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Basketball and Jazz

interesting article on the cognitive aspects of improvisation.

i like this part:

"In reality, those musicians are relying on an intricate set of musical
patterns, which allow them to invent beauty in real time."

which is, yeah, what we do. pretty cool.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/basketball-and-jazz/



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