Hi, everyone.

This is fascinating. Someone had a lesson on improvisation with Pat Metheny and recorded it. It's on YouTube and I suspect it's not always going to be there. This is a serious clinic on the craft from a master. I'm probably going to transcribe it and study it.

I recommend downloading it while you can. It's a video but it's audio only. I'm going to remove the video portion and put the audio in iTunes and on my iPhone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAc1CytLStw

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-Eric

Whoa! Pat!
I've interviewed Pat three times for magazines and he is extremely together in respect to his concepts musically, spiritually and philosophically. I actuallyonce gave him a short Stick lesson followed by a twenty minute duo jam. What a highlight for me.
His musical ideas for composing, arranging and improvising have had a huge impact on me.
Steve A

I was wondering if you had heard this before. It's great, so much information. The bottom line for Pat is the rhythm. Work on that above all else.

-Eric

Rhythm is a crucial and integral foundation for any music.
Melody and harmonic arrangements have more diversity.
Great rhythm and time will hold everything else together
S A

Thanks Eric.!

Downloaded and listening now. I made a doc of those key points, to return to.

"I'm hearing that rhythm in my stomach."