Music Play

"It was always a joy to play with Miles. It was full of risks, full of mystery. We weren't afraid of the unknown. We relished the unknown. We loved getting lost and making something happen almost out of thin air. . . . we were more like magicians maybe. That was what Miles paid us to do. To reach down deep, to really concentrate, really focus. And not on what we were doing as individuals but what we were doing collectively." - Herbie Hancock, pianist for Miles Davis 

Miles Davis explored new territory with his trumpet in a freeflow manner. He attracted musicians for his group with a similar improvisational magic. Davis provided sketches of scales and melody lines and told everyone to improvise. He called for almost no rehearsal time before a recording.

Even if this is not your type of music, let it knock you around and push you to the edge.  Let it cause improvisation in your writing.  Just go with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcg2Do13RJc

Absorb the intensity of notes. Start writing with nowhere to go except a translation of the energy. Take risks, mine for mystery and get lost in a rhythm of words.

Go down deep and explore as your fingers play the keys as a pianist might, inspired by the other musicians.

Did you feel jangled and write in a different style?