Want to read some smart stuff? I recommend this blog about music for improvised theatre. Why should I be the only one having a wonderful time delving through this author’s many posts? He is improv accompanist “Kris,” based in Australia, who writes very readably about various experiences, challenges and methodology relevant to musical improv, including links to recordings from performances. Kris definitely knows what he’s talking about and has the kind of friendly, conversational writing ability I admire.
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Is there a God? No one can prove it, but the experience I’m about to describe suggests that there might be, and that He/She likes me.
I always enjoy teaching in Las Vegas because the students are of a different stripe. I call them “glitzy carnies” with no disrespect intended – on the contrary, I think they’re uniquely cool. The showbiz they’re in is a certain world of its own, and this is reflected in their humor and approach to performing. Each is what some would call “a piece of work.”
On this last day of class we all were eager for the culminating performance of our
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