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Improvisation
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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
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― Life
― Life
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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
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― Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
― Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
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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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