The musicians "are" rhythm, harmony. They "are"
crescendo, incidental notes etc etc. There is no
guide, as the musicians "are" music. Conductors are
for non-musicians ... or for musicians without
concord, with a "concert"ed effort :)
André
--- enoonan <enoonan@kent.edu> wrote: > hey Scott L
Berry,
>
> I had a feeling that the Quality conductor was going
> to touch a nerve with a
> rugged individual as yourself but decided to keep it
> anyways. First I love
> the idea of incorporating improvisation so switching
> to a jazz jam session is
> great.
> Why I chose to keep the quality conductor part:
> There is something guiding a session, harmony,
> quality, whatever.
> Without the quality as conductor how do you
> distinguish a jazz session with
> novices and professionals. There is some "feedback"
> that I was trying to
> incorporate. Maybe conductor is not the best word-
> your the musician you tell
> me what word is good to express what is guiding the
> jam session.
>
> Erin
>
>
>
>
> >Hi Erin,
> >
> >I'll have to give some of your questions some
> thought,
> >but I would like to quickly respond to something
> you
> >said that touched a nerve.
> >
> >Erin:
> >> So I am trying to find a balance here where we
> >> recognize the importance of the
> >> individual and the environment the individual is
> in.
> >> I guess my image is more like an orchestra. Each
> >> member is different but there
> >> is harmony. Quality is the conductor.
> >>
> >
> >Scott:
> >I like this one! I'm a musician :-)
> >I think the appropriate musical analogy is that of
> a
> >jazz jam session rather than an orchestra. There
> is
> >no conductor! The music is completely spontaneous
> >(well almost - It has a foundation or structure in
> >terms of harmony - shades of static quality)! It
> is
> >what musicians call (melodic) improvisation or in
> the
> >lingo, soloing (how individualistic and perhaps
> >insightful). Dynamic Quality through and through!
> >
> >Scott L Berry
> >
>
>
>
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