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Everything's Related to Everything Else (Again)0:00/2001× After I finished recording this episode, I remembered that I had already done one early laster season on the same subject. Thus the "again". I didn't go back and listen to that because I gotta
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The Seinfeld Episode...Or How to Make Music Out of Nothing0:00/2001× I was watching Jerry Seinfeld's new standup release on Netflix the other night and it put me in the mind of nothing. Specifically, how we build music out of essentially meaningless sound events that end
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S2-E1: CoVidious Improvisations on Covert Thoughts0:00/2001× Season Two is finally here but it’s not at all was I was planning. Befitting the title of the podcast, Improvisations on the Ledge, in fact, resists any serious planning. And yet, for this premiere episode of season two, I
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Season Two Trailer/Teaser0:00/2001× It's been a LONG wait, but season two is just about ready to launch. With an exciting new format and several new features, it will be well worth the wait! Powered by Firstory Hosting
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#28: A Variation on Theme and Variations0:00/2001× What if I came up with a theme in the morning, then improvised variations throughout the day? What would that add up to? Call it a variation on the theme and variations idea, but in the form of a diary of
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"#27: What Not to Think About When Improvising-Featuring Jean-Michel Pilc"0:00/2001× Do you ever think about what you’re thinking about? Of course, you do, and I often think about what I’m thinking about when improvising. But when I pose this question to
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"#26: The Improvised Sonata"0:00/2001× For years I’ve had this thought that I should be able to improvise a full 4-movement piano sonata. Is this just another example of me being completely out of touch with my times? Well yes. But that doesn’t
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IOTL Short #7: Mid-Afternoon Nocturne0:00/2001× In the interests of busting yet another musical myth, I improvise a nocturne in the afternoon. At least it’s relatively dark in its sweetness. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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IOTL Short #6: And A Plane Flew By0:00/2001× ...Or how musical order insists on materializing out of seemingly random occurrences... Powered by Firstory Hosting
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#25: "Improvisations with Play-by-Play Analysis"0:00/2001× Yes, that’s right, improvisations with sports-style play-by-play analysis—including instant replay! Powered by Firstory Hosting
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#24: Venting in Two-Part Inventions0:00/2001× Is it possible to make beautiful music with just two intertwining melodies? Bach did. Can I? Powered by Firstory Hosting
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IOTL Short #5: Just the Piano, Ma'am0:00/2001× It's Friday, so in honor of Joe Friday from Dragnet I give you these three unrelated (both to each other and the TV show) improvisations. Back next week with a full episode... Powered by Firstory Hosting