Improvisation Quote by Roscoe Mitchell

“I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people.” quote by Roscoe Mitchell — Download Open image

“I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people.”

Roscoe Mitchell

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I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing.

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What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much…

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I just consider myself a student, trying to learn more about it.

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I felt that I had been influenced by being in the city enough and I wanted to go off by myself to see what…

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I'm approaching a period in my life though where I'd like to be totally absorbed into music, doing concerts, writing something. Basically, that IS…

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You have to know composition to be a good improviser.

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I always try to think of a vocabulary to match different musical situations.

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If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that.

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I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance.

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I don't like to box myself in when I'm composing.

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