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	Eric Meyer - Resources for Actors - Character Analysis
		The rear improvisor should stay present, listen carefully to the front improvisor and then add physical offers of their own.
		Respect your fellow improvisors: the scene is over when the first person leaves, but the scene must still be played together.
		The onstage improvisors have the option of simply moving their lips, speaking in gibberish or (if you have the option) actually conducting the scene in a language other than English.
	www.ericmeyer.net /actor/improv3.html (2331 words)

	Joe Hemphill: Expanding Possibilities
		For example, I shared with The Improvisor that I have always wanted to be able to read articles in newspapers and books, but because of my factors associated with by disability I was not able to fully access printed text.
		After hearing this, The Improvisor developed a program that enabled my computer to read things to me. Since then, I have become a voracious reader of local and national newspapers on-line, expanding my interest and knowledge of national politics, world events, and many other critical issues.
		When The Improvisor realized that it was really in my best interest to change my computer's operating system from DOS to Windows, he allowed me the opportunity to find this out for myself by giving me the capability to boot up my computer in either system.
	www.connsensebulletin.com /joehemphillposs.html (897 words)

	midisax Peter Ballin Jazz Clinics Jazz Improvisation Clinic
		Jazz improvisation is a calculated cause and effect relationship between an improvisor and the audience.
		The improvisor's concern is for the audience, not the time feel of the rhythm section.
		Because Jazz Improvisors are truly story tellers, they are relating a story and communicating it to an audience with the desire to affect the listeners emotionally.
	members.aol.com /midisax (513 words)

	Utah Improv - Columns
		When an improvisor shows trust in the choices made, the audience will automatically assume brilliance in the choice.
		It is the acceptance of those ideas by all improvisors on stage through listening, and trust, and the interweaving into what has been established that makes these ideas brilliant.
		It makes sense then, that the people you know the best off stage, the folks you hang out with, the improvisors you have played with countless times before are the ones that you place the most trust in.
	www.utahimprov.com /columns/oct03_trust.shtml (1079 words)

	Improv Review ...Because Improv is Art, Dammit
		Improvisor #2 as Jeff sits in the audience bored out of his skull at the lackluster show.
		Instead all we had to look at most of the show was a guest being interviewed, while an improvisor looked at him and waited to do something.
		Improvisor #1: But we want to use one of our hats and some of our set pieces.
	www.improvreview.com /reviews/lifegame.htm (1104 words)

	improvisor - OneLook Dictionary Search
		We found 3 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word improvisor:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "improvisor" is defined.
		improvisor : Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=improvisor (103 words)

	What to call one who improvises - Jazzcorner's Speakeasy
		Even if both were deemed to be correct, surely it would be sensible to establish an editorial policy on the preferred spelling.
		I await accusations of having nothing better to do, but I think it is about time that the spelling 'improvisor' is either justified with etymological evidence I may have missed, or erased altogether.
		However, "improvisor" is probably felt by some to be a cool spelling precisely because it looks American and modern...
	www.jazzcornertalk.com /speakeasy/showthread.php?t=5886 (1603 words)

	/@rts lecture series
		The recipient of a MacArthur "genius" Fellowship in 2002, a Cal Arts/Alpert Award in the Arts in 1999, and numerous fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Lewis has explored electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, text-sound works, and notated forms.
		A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, Lewis's work as composer, improvisor, performer and interpreter is documented on more than 120 recordings.
		His oral history is archived in Yale University's collection of "Major Figures in American Music," and his published articles on music, experimental video, visual art, and cultural studies have appeared in numerous scholarly journals and edited volumes.
	web.princeton.edu /sites/slasharts/lewis.html (341 words)

	Von Freeman :The Improvisor
		That's a stunning array of talent brought together to honor one man. But there's no one more deserving of such a tribute than Vonski.
		He's so at ease with his horn and with the changes of any song he chooses to play that the title of his latest CD, The Improvisor, couldn't be more apt.
		The Improvisor opens with a solo rendition of "If I Should Lose You" that is breathtaking in its beauty and romanticism.
	www.jazzitude.com /von_freeman.htm (1207 words)

	Jazz Education Article
		Supported by the latest neurological research on how the brain functions, Robert Jourdain makes a convincing case for the idea that humans are "hard-wired" for music from birth, that the source of all music stems from the way we all are physiologically constructed.
		The improvisor, however, endeavors to disguise the form by playing through the form's resolution points at the end of each section and chorus, thereby superimposing other forms over the set form.
		To be completely understood, the process of jazz improvising must be considered from both the point of view of the individual improvisor as well as the improvisor as part a group event.
	www.iaje.org /article.asp?ArticleID=128 (8065 words)

	The Un-Scripted Theater Company
		Christian, the director of You Bet Your Improvisor, got his start doing improv at College of Marin and was thrilled to get back on the stage where it all began for him.
		Each night, we took to the streets with three cameras and a cast of improvisors, to shoot, edit, score and mix three completely improvised short films based on audience suggestions.
		Each night, six improvisors found themselves stranded on a desert island (or, rather, stage), their only chance of survival: to please the Audience Tribal Council.
	www.un-scripted.com /history/index.html (1969 words)

	stagemeister.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Make sure the booth is unlocked; get the lighting improvisor to do a dimmer check: go through the lights and look for lights that don’t turn on.
		Tell the lighting improvisor to put up the house lights and some attractive stage lighting (and turn off the fluorescent work lights).
		Tell the lighting improvisor to bring the house lights down to half and fade the music out.
	www.stanford.edu /group/simps/ProductionHandbook/stagemeister.html (556 words)

	How We First Met - Meet the San Francisco Cast!
		Lord Scott Myers (Musical Improvisor) has an actual English Title, he’s Lord of the Manor of Athelney, Somerset, UK, and has been performing for over 40 years.
		Ken Robertson (Improvisor) is a graduate of the National Theatre Conservatory and has worked with the Denver Center Theatre Company, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and The On-Edge stunt team.
		Susie Sargent (Improvisor) has been an improviser for nine years, though much of her life before that was improvised, too.
	www.howwefirstmet.com /cast.asp (437 words)

	PLAYING WITH MATCHES
		(Improvisor) is an improviser, actor, director, teacher and musician.
		In addition to her stage work, Zoe works as an actor in TV and film.
		In twenty years of improv with Flash Family, BATS Improv, and others, Scott Keck (Improvisor) has played to empty late shows, drunks at Cobb's, and a sold-out house at the Great American Music Hall.
	www.howwefirstmet.com /pwm.htm (256 words)

	KVR: developers.. live MIDI performance VST (Zyklus/Direct)
		Obviously, I cannot go into any details about the spec that is being discussed but suffice to say that the only things from both these specs that won't appear in the design are things that simply cannot translate to hardware.
		If these discussions fail for any reason, I will try to find time to put a working framework for Improvisor out as an opensource project so that new modules can be added by other users.
		Not everybody can realize what a spontaneous way of composition made in the same moment of recording is, so it's wonderful that this project will spread this new way of composing through the users, even the newcomers.
	www.kvraudio.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=2005452 (2449 words)

	Tony Elgie Actor, Improvisor, Teacher, Rolplayer
		Tony Elgie is professional Actor, Improvisor, Improvisation Teacher and Roleplayer.
		Tony will be performing from June to September 2006 with Fluxx (London's only dramatic improvisation company) in Melting Pot - A fortnightly show of comic and dramatic scenes, sketches and monologues developed from audience suggestions.
		Tony is currently working on an ongoing Management Training programme with Tube Lines.
	www.tonyelgie.com (102 words)

	Burrows (2002) Confucian Philosophy and the Jazz Improvisor: Thinking Through Jazz Performance and Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Burrows (2002) Confucian Philosophy and the Jazz Improvisor: Thinking Through Jazz Performance and Education
		Confucian Philosophy and the Jazz Improvisor: Thinking Through Jazz Performance and Education
		To view the the latter's ratings, click on Chapters/Papers/Articles in the STATISTICS box, select a publication from the list that appears, and then click on either Quality or Interest in that publication's STATISTICS box.
	www.getcited.org /?PUB=103378253&showStat=Ratings (100 words)

	New Music Canada Artist: UNIKRON
		Unikron: a loosely knit group of improvisors interested in noise and other forms of music.
		We meet once a week to improvise, usually recording everything that we do.
		Sometimes we play shows and eventually we want to self release an album and an EP.
	www.newmusiccanada.com /genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=17607 (44 words)

	Opening Night Improvisor Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While at Stanford University, she became a founding member of the Stanford Improvisors and performed with the Fire Escape Improv Theatre Company and the Stanford Light Opera.
		She spent a year in Boulder, Colorado, performing with both the After Hours Improvisational Theatre Company and the Continental Divide Theatre Group.
		He now works as a composer, keyboardist, and musical improvisor.
	home.comcast.net /~OpeningNight/bios.html (774 words)

	American Composers Forum
		During the past few years my emphasis has been on Improvised music.
		My own project "O.P.T.I.O.N.S." utilizes a collection of graphic notation symbols which can reflect the interests of the composer or improvisor when designing the musical structure.
		I'm also performing as a duo with Scott Fraser (electric guitar), playing sound tapestries with melodic overlay.
	www.composersforum.org /member_profile.cfm?oid=3731 (230 words)

	New Improv Page: Project Improvisor
		Yes, I'm behind on the curve on this, but maybe you're behinder:
		The UCB Theater is presenting a reality webseries, Project Improvisor.
		It's pretty much what you'd expect, as a cast of nine improvisors is whittled down to an ultimate winner.
	www.fuzzyco.com /improv/archives/001731.html (81 words)

	All About Jazz \| Email This Article
		The fame and money game were of small import to him.
		The Improvisor was recorded live, at three different venues, and showcases Freeman's talents marvelously.
		If you haven't heard him, pick this one up.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article_email.php?id=10802 (370 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Elements of the Jazz Language for the Developing Improvisor
		Elements of the Jazz Language for the Developing Improvisor
		A comprehensive book on jazz analysis and improvisation.
		Elements used in jazz improvisation are isolated for study: they are examined in recorded solos, suggestions are made for using each element in the jazz language, and specific exercises are provided for practicing the element.
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=87630&item=1506033 (164 words)

	www.TheaterReview.com
		Ryan J.C. Lucas has been studying and performing comedy improvisation since 1987, and he still gets it wrong.
		He primarily performs as an ensemble improvisor at Dad's Garage Theater in Little Five Points.
		Occassionally, you'll see him messing about with a scripted show, but only against his better judgment.
	www.theaterreview.com /index.php3?maindata=persondetail&person_id=50 (301 words)

	The Improvisor's Bass Method Chuck Sher Sheet Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Digital The Improvisor's Bass Method Sheet Music is downloadable and printable now!
		Top of The Improvisor's Bass Method Chuck Sher Sheet Music
		To top of The Improvisor's Bass Method Chuck Sher Sheet Music, Scores and Tabs
	www.laurasmidiheaven.com /Sheet-Music/BKSHIBM-SONGS.html (341 words)

	Suzanne Paquin : Canadian actor, comedian and improvisor based in Vancouver, BC, Canada
		Suzanne Paquin : Canadian actor, comedian and improvisor based in Vancouver, BC, Canada
		Suzanne is an actor, comedian and improvisor who can be seen performing improv on the
		Always honing her skills, she's a regular downtown at
	suzannepaquin.ca (111 words)

	Chuck Sher: The Improvisor's Bass Method at Musicroom.com - Sheet Music for Musicians
		Chuck Sher: The Improvisor's Bass Method at Musicroom.com - Sheet Music for Musicians
		The Improvisor's Bass Method by Chuck Sher, is the complete method book for electric or upright Bass.
		This is a well tested and proven method, endorsed by bass greats such as Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid and others, this is a comprehensive start-to-finish method for bass that includes everything from, holding your instrument to improvising with other musicians.
	www.musicroom.com /se/ID_No/0168141/details.html?kbid=1353 (212 words)

	Earnest Woodall / Music Composer / PRESS PAGE
		Woodall is definitely a composer and producer to watch out for.
		The Improvisor - A collage of environmental backgrounds and foregrounds, mixing and submerging, with musical vignettes and compositional snippets, of varied orchestrations of synthesizer produced chamber instruments and outdoor sounds.
		The experience is like a kaleidoscope of musical styles, colors, and statements juxtaposed with the everyday sounds of life, and stream of consciousness.
	www.earnestwoodall.com /BioSite/press.html (2795 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - Triad Pairs for Jazz (Practice and Application for the Jazz Improvisor)
		Triad Pairs for Jazz (Practice and Application for the Jazz Improvisor)
		Recording artist, saxophonist, educator, and author Gary Campbell presents an effective strategy for constructing fresh-sounding melodic lines.
		Recommended for intermediate to advanced players as an expansion of the chord-scale approach.
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?item=3823906&id=79590 (208 words)

	The Developing Improvisor Vol 4 "The Melodic Minor Scale"
		The Developing Improvisor Vol 4 "The Melodic Minor Scale"
		This study focuses on understanding and using the melodic minor scale in jazz improvisation.
		Part 5 Using the melodic minor scale in Improvisation:
	www.playjazz.com /AC006.html (110 words)

	Von Freeman: The Improvisor - PopMatters Music Review
		Von Freeman: The Improvisor - PopMatters Music Review
		It's become one of the truisms of jazz that Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman is under-recorded.
		In the meantime, if you like straight ahead, no nonsense jazz, the glorious sound of the tenor saxophone in the hands of someone who how to get the most out of the horn, then your jazz CD collection absolutely demands that you pick up a copy of The Improvisor.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/f/freemanvon-improvisor.shtml (1299 words)

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