tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post4864338136834761030..comments2024-01-12T00:48:55.192-08:00Comments on Music and Brain Blog at University of Toronto: Your Brain on Improv by Dr. Charles LimbLee Bartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468225852676801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-30101513548835104122011-12-07T09:40:01.844-08:002011-12-07T09:40:01.844-08:00Improvisation vs. Memorization is a particularly i...Improvisation vs. Memorization is a particularly intriguing topic in the scope of neurological research. I too have often wondered at the activation of the visual cortex during performance. You raise a good point that visualization of one's body is a common and helpful technique among performers. I often break down musical patterns and associate them with a visual shape or colour to clarify my musical intentions. In performing both classical (memorized) and jazz (a combination of memorized and improvised) repertoire I have found this visualization useful. In jazz in particular I agree that improve is really more syntax than true improve. I also use this "geometric" visualization when constructing a phrase quickly. I visualize the shape I want and fill in from my vocabulary of patterns. Perhaps this is another possible explanation for the visual cortex to be stimulated?Amber Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262562886620878150noreply@blogger.com