[Trombone-l] Improv in daily routine

[Wayne Dyess]

One of the best trombone clinics I ever attended was presented at an  
IAJE convention by former Woody Herman trombonist, John Fedchock.  He  
is very articulate and spoke to me on many different levels.  This 4  
T thing sounds very much like what I recall from Fedchock.

Good stuff.

Saving this one.

Thanks,
Wayne



On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:50 AM, John.McVey at frb.gov wrote:

> I attended a class at the Eastern Trombone Workshop a couple of  
> years ago,
> and I'm sure it was by someone well-known, I just don't remember  
> who at the
> moment. But he talked about the basic components of improvisation.  
> I don't
> think he was implying you have to have all of these, but he relayed  
> that
> the basic components one needs to be an improvisor are the 4 "T's",  
> that
> is, to have good:
>
>       Tone
>       Technique
>       Sense of Time
>       Thoughts (ideas)
>
> Most of us are better at some of these than others, but it was  
> helpful for
> me to think of it in this context because it gave me a framework of  
> things
> I need to work on.
>
> John