This week we talk about improvisation, in music and in life. We also dig a little bit into the neuroscience - what's going on in the brain when musicians improvise. Some of the questions that came up are: Is improvisation something you can learn? Do you need to overcome fear to be able to do it? Is it involved in ordinary speech? As a musician how do you practice improvisation? How do you approach it?

If you're interested in the brain science you can read more about it in the links:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200331130104.htm

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/this_is_your_brain_on_jazz_researchers_use_mri_to_study_spontaneity_creativity

http://www.openculture.com/2019/11/neuroscience-jazz-improvisation.html

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