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==Origin==

==Origin==

French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from [[Latin]] improvisus, [[literally]], unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead

French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso sudden, from [[Latin]] improvisus, [[literally]], unforeseen, from in- + provisus, past participle of providēre to see ahead

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1826]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1826]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: to [[compose]], recite, [[play]], or [[sing]] extemporaneously

*1: to [[compose]], recite, [[play]], or [[sing]] extemporaneously

==Description==

==Description==

'''Improvisation''' is the [[practice]] of acting, [[singing]], talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the [[moment]] and in [[response]] to the [[stimulus]] of one's immediate [[environment]] and inner [[feelings]]. This can result in the [[invention]] of new [[thought]] [[patterns]], new practices, new [[structures]] or [[symbols]], and/or new ways to [[act]]. This [[invention]] [[cycle]] occurs most effectively when the practitioner has a thorough [[intuitive]] and [[technical]] understanding of the [[necessary]] [[skills]] and concerns within the improvised [[domain]]. Improvisation can be thought of as an "on the spot" or "off the cuff" [[spontaneous]] activity.

'''Improvisation''' is the [[practice]] of acting, [[singing]], talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the [[moment]] and in [[response]] to the [[stimulus]] of one's immediate [[environment]] and inner [[feelings]]. This can result in the [[invention]] of new [[thought]] [[patterns]], new practices, new [[structures]] or [[symbols]], and/or new ways to [[act]]. This [[invention]] [[cycle]] occurs most effectively when the practitioner has a thorough [[intuitive]] and [[technical]] understanding of the [[necessary]] [[skills]] and concerns within the improvised [[domain]]. Improvisation can be thought of as an "on the spot" or "off the cuff" [[spontaneous]] activity.

 

The [[skills]] of improvisation can apply to many [[different]] [[abilities]] or forms of [[communication]] and [[expression]] across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines. For example, improvisation can make a significant contribution in [[music]], [[dance]], cooking, presenting a [[speech]], sales, personal or romantic [[relationships]], sports, flower arranging, martial arts, psychotherapy, and much more. [[Techniques]] of improvisation are widely [[trained]] in the [[entertainment]] arts; for example, music, theatre and dance.To "extemporize" or "ad lib" is basically the same as improvising. Colloquial terms such as "let's play it by ear," "take it as it comes," and "make it up as we go along" are all used to describe "improvisation."

The [[skills]] of improvisation can apply to many [[different]] [[abilities]] or forms of [[communication]] and [[expression]] across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines. For example, improvisation can make a significant contribution in [[music]], [[dance]], cooking, presenting a [[speech]], sales, personal or romantic [[relationships]], sports, flower arranging, martial arts, psychotherapy, and much more. [[Techniques]] of improvisation are widely [[trained]] in the [[entertainment]] arts; for example, music, theatre and dance.To "extemporize" or "ad lib" is basically the same as improvising. Colloquial terms such as "let's play it by ear," "take it as it comes," and "make it up as we go along" are all used to describe "improvisation."

The simple [[act]] of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the [[mind]] is addressing its own [[thought]] and creating its unrehearsed delivery in [[words]], [[sounds]] and [[gestures]], forming unpredictable [[statements]] that feed back into the [[thought]] [[process]] (the performer as listener), creating an enriched [[process]] that is not unlike instantaneous [[composition]] [with a given set or repertoire of elements].

The simple [[act]] of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the [[mind]] is addressing its own [[thought]] and creating its unrehearsed delivery in [[words]], [[sounds]] and [[gestures]], forming unpredictable [[statements]] that feed back into the [[thought]] [[process]] (the performer as listener), creating an enriched [[process]] that is not unlike instantaneous [[composition]] [with a given set or repertoire of elements].

Where the improvisation is intended to solve a [[problem]] on a temporary basis, the 'proper' solution being unavailable at the time, it may be known as a stop-gap. This particularly applies to engineering improvisations.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation]

Where the improvisation is intended to solve a [[problem]] on a temporary basis, the 'proper' solution being unavailable at the time, it may be known as a stop-gap. This particularly applies to engineering improvisations.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisation]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: The Arts]]

[[Category: The Arts]]