Improvisation is everywhere. I hear it referenced when talking about sports, music, cooking, business, basically everything that requires creative thinking. And I believe we all have the capacity for creative, improvisational thinking, albeit in slightly different contexts (such as improvising in jazz vs. improvisation in writing a rock song) but there is use of improvisation […]

Have a dedicated practice area at home It’s impossible to develop a good technique on your instrument if you don’t have a good setup at home.  Aim for a dedicated area, and try to keep the instrument in plain sight if possible.  For example, a guitarist would have a chair, a music stand, and a […]