Music: Improvisation

Improvisation gives musicians the freedom to create and be innovative. Improvisation music shows the passion and the heart of the person playing. Between the genres blues and jazz, musicians have had a great opportunity to really express themselves in their music. Jazz began around the 20th century mostly in the Southern United States. Blues songs were first recorded in the 1920s and quickly became a popular within the next three years. Record companies would send a team out and record artists playing. Often times they would record male singers playing their guitar, this was referred to as “country blues,” “delta blues,” or “downhome blues”. As the jazz and blues music continued to spread throughout the United States and grew in popularity, Americans realized that the perspective the music offered was understood throughout the country. Also as the music genres grew the varieties of styles grew. Jazz and blues music has had a very influential role in music styles across the world. Improvisation has been a major outlet for artists to freely express themselves in their music. It has been so influential as to bring a nation to a similar understanding. Jazz and blues comes from the heart and those listening to it can really feel the emotions that the musician is feeling. What a wonderful way to communicate an emotion.