Improvisation


Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
Improvisation for the Theater
Impro for Storytellers (Theatre Arts)
Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ and Dave Book
Improvisation: Its Nature And Practice In Music
The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond
The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
Thinking in Jazz : The Infinite Art of Improvisation (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Series)
Composing a Life
The Culture of Spontaneity: Improvisation and the Arts in Postwar America
How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
Improvise. by Mick NapierImpro by Keith JohnstoneArt by Committee by Charna HalpernTruth in Comedy by Charna HalpernImprovisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin
The Books of Improv
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Keith Richards
I always thought that's what songs are really about; you're not supposed to be singing songs about hiding things. And when my voice got better and stronger, I was able to communicate that raw feeling, and so I wrote more tender songs, love songs, if you like. [...] Composing a song like that, in front of a mike, is like holding on to a friend in a way. [...] I'm not agonizing for days with poems and shit. And what I find fascinating about it is that when you're up there on the microphone and say ...more
Keith Richards, Life

By surprising me, John had instantly found a way of making our wedding special and unique, however it turned out. Such a spontaneous ceremony wouldn't work for everyone, of course. But it's worth considering the role that unpredictable events might play in love and whether we can benefit by making more room for improvisation in our relationships. So much of our social experience, especially when it comes to romance, has to do with expectations. Maybe we have an image of the person we will marr ...more
Stephanie Cacioppo, Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection

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Let's Read Together Podcast Comedian Kevin Froleiks (http://kfcomedy.com/) invites you to join him on a journey through some…more
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A group to share resources on Partimento and Historical Improvisation.
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Impactful guitar books on theory and technique
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