Micah 6:8
Deuteronomy 6:1-3
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Remember yesterday's post of Christopher Walken dancing with abandon? Shortly after posting that, I came across this quote: "You cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing." - Christopher Walken, actor/dancer.
I'm sure fans of his work on SNL (Saturday Night Live) back when it was regularly funny would recognize that aspect of Walken's approach to things, but in fact, that really is the case.
In the jazz and bluegrass worlds, unless you know the tune you're playing well, you have no business improvising on it. Further, unless you really know your instrument - what it can and cannot do, and how to coax what you want out of it - you have no business improvising on it either. Unless you know exactly what you're doing, you cannot improvise successfully.
I'm sure I've mentioned Ellis Marsalis's comment that much of improvising is recovering from a mistake. That's still consistent with this idea, as it's hard/impossible to recover from a mistake if you don't know what you're doing.
I think that's enough for today.
Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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