Re: memory and improvisation

[hutton <hutton@pathcom.com>]

This subject is very timely for my music ,,,,,,,,,  I could not agree more 
with
this.
I have been listening to Miles Davis specifically to observe the amount of 
time
he does not play! Time and Space is not easily found in most musical 
genres.
Silence is golden!

roberto wrote:

> on 25/9/01 10:29 am, Kim Flint at kflint@loopers-delight.com wrote:
>
>
> > silence in the loop is good. leave some there to begin with. But also,
> > learn how to add silence to the loop. when the loop has gotten busy, 
>learn
> > to take some things out of it to make it change to less busy. Add 
>space.
> > Learn to make it more empty, in addition to more full. learn to make 
>it go
> > down sometimes instead of always up....
> >
>
> Very true. Silence is precious, it lets you underline the value of the 
>sound
> that is about to follow, it allows time for taking your breath in, 
>listen to
> the trail of the sound that's going away. Silence lets you take a step 
>back
> to observe the whole picture before you dive in again to craft the 
>details.
> Mastering the silence is not easy but it gives much more depth to the 
>music.
>
> Roberto