What is Musical improvisation?
[[File:Johnny_Hodges_edit.jpg|right|thumb|214x214px|Improvisation is very important in [[jazz]]; musicians learn progressions using scale and chord tones (Pictured is [[Johnny Hodges]])]] '''Musical improvisation''' is when [[Musician|musicians]] play a tune which does not exist yet. They play what comes to their mind. In the case of groups of musicians, they may have agreed on a few basic rules beforehand. Generally, [[improvisation]] requires a few skills: * The person improvising must be able to play the [[Musical instrument|instrument]] fairly well. * The person must know some basic rules or parameters on the kind of music played * The person must be [[creative]] [[Musical composition]] is different: With composition, people first write down and arrange the music, before playing it, with improvisation they play right away. [[Category:Musical performance techniques]] {{music-stub}}