Improvisation & Creative Process

Reflections on my own personal experience with piano improvisation.

18/11/2025

How Improvisation Became My First Musical Language

I don’t claim to be a great composer or improviser, like the famous composers who were also known for their… Read More
17/11/2025

Excavation and Tapestry: How Piano Improvisation Reveals Its Hidden Shape

Unearthing Music: Improvisation as Discovery and Weaving of Ideas Sometimes my piano improvisations can feel a bit like a two-phased… Read More
14/11/2025

How Piano Improvisation Feels for Me — Creative Expression and Flow State

How Music Speaks Before Words: The Inner Experience of Improvising Improvisation has become a way of expressing things that I… Read More
27/10/2025

What I Mean by “Modal Improvisation” – Harmonic Movement Within the Modes

Beyond Static Vamps What I Mean by “Modal Improvisation” The term modal improvisation can mean very different things depending on… Read More
14/10/2025

A Guide to Improvisation for Classical Pianists and Learners – Relaxing & Meditative Piano Music Created in the Moment

How to improvise at the piano when you’ve never improvised and don’t want to play jazz I’ve often had adult… Read More
10/10/2025

Improvisation at the Piano: Finding Freedom Through Sound

Improvisation has always been part of the piano’s history, yet many players still think of it as something mysterious or… Read More