Spontaneous Imrov vs. Playing Lines/Phrases

jmcgann

OK, I misunderstood- a different fingering for a different position or string group...the answer of course is logging many hours...

jmcgann

a wrote:

I'm not so sure that you have to hear what you think before you play it. In fact, what's the point of playing it if you can already hear it in someway? There have been times when I've played something that felt very intentional- it was exactly what I wanted to hear, even though I did not hear it in my head first.

Also, I believe that there are different types of intelligence involved in playing an instrument with your digits versus thinking/singing a melody.

There's a lot of subconscious hearing/organizing that's probably going on..

My favorite contemporary players in GJ like Adrien and Wawau sound like the instrument is a tool for communicating ideas, and they aren't boxed into 'Guitarlickville'...I like the concept that great musical ideas can be played across a variety of instruments...Django and Stephane's lines, while very idiomatic to their axes, would also work great on other instruments like horns. Again just my opinion.