![]() I have organized a simple, step-by-step method to help you get those creative juices flowing. “Oh,” I hear you saying to yourself, “I’m not a composer I couldn’t write a cadenza or variations on a theme.” But that’s not true! With a little coaching, anyone can write out a cadenza, and with some practice and experience, even improvise one on the fly. As we played Isaac Hayes’ theme from the movie Shaft, the conductor pointed at me and said, “Hit it.” I was terrified, yet excited, and the solo came off pretty well.įrom that moment on I was hooked on improvising. ![]() All of us were expected to improvise a solo on cue during the performance. We performed pop favorites and a few jazz classics. The firm had just come out with its first line of electric violins and violas. ![]() I learned how to improvise by the “sink-or-swim” method when, as a teenager, I was invited to participate in a promotional concert sponsored by the Barcus-Berry Corporation. Here are nine ways to improve your improv and craft a cadenza.
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