Thursday, December 19, 2013

Improv Advent #19

19 - Sprezzatura


Sprezzatura , noun-
studied nonchalance :  perfect conduct or performance of something (as an artistic endeavor) without apparent effort
-Also an album by Jimmy Pardo

What a great word! So much fun to do in an over-the-top Italian accent. Almost as good as "Mootz-za-rell" for mozzarella.

Anyway.

The concept of effortless for something that you're working hard on, is pretty much just what practice gets you, right? Improv has the same requirements and the same pay-off. The more work you do, the more classes and study you do the more natural you'll play. Call it what you want: muscle memory, trained instinct, sprezzatura: it comes from work.

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