Exploring polyphonic improvisation

[ragman1]

None at all.

Anyway, gird your loins. You must correspond immediately with all the dictionaries and other resources that you consider misguided and tell them so. Who knows, if they are swayed by your faultless insight you may be immortalised in future editions for decades to come!

Dear OED,

Hello, I'm Christian, and I think your definition of polyphony sucks so I'm going to put you right. It's like this...

[Mark Kleinhaut]

None at all.

Anyway, gird your loins. You must correspond immediately with all the dictionaries and other resources that you consider misguided and tell them so. Who knows, if they are swayed by your faultless insight you may be immortalised in future editions for decades to come!

Dear OED,

Hello, I'm Christian, and I think your definition of polyphony sucks so I'm going to put you right. It's like this...

I now identify as multiphonic. Poly-anything is so last century.

[James W]

[Cunamara]

Check this colleague of mine:

People like this have brains that are just wired differently than mine, I guess. I can't even imagine being able to play like that, let alone do it, and I'm so astonished by people who can. Stanley Jordan, of course, also springs to mind. I can't even manage Van Halen style tapping.

[Cunamara]

I now identify as multiphonic. Poly-anything is so last century.

"Phonic-fluid." That'll get 'em riled up!

[Tomcat]

People like this have brains that are just wired differently than mine, I guess. I can't even imagine being able to play like that, let alone do it, and I'm so astonished by people who can. Stanley Jordan, of course, also springs to mind. I can't even manage Van Halen style tapping.

I know it's sounds like a cliche but it's all about practice
I know because I learned on piano a Bach's fugue - somewhat slowly and sloppy - but I can play it from beginnning to end. And I've never had a single piano lesson...

[patescross]

I think the Muthspiel/Goodrick was probably true polyphony.