Comments on: Jazz and the Art of Improvisational Blogging http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/ Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:53:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BBBLLLOOOGGGGGIIIINNNN’ | The Kaos Effect http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-352626 BBBLLLOOOGGGGGIIIINNNN’ | The Kaos Effect Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:08:26 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-352626 [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...] [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...]

]]> By: 6 Ways Bloggers Are Like Rappers « HNL Hip Hop http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-351408 6 Ways Bloggers Are Like Rappers « HNL Hip Hop Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:20:53 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-351408 [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...] [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...]

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]]> By: 6 Ways That Bloggers are Like Rappers | Copyblogger http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-349168 6 Ways That Bloggers are Like Rappers | Copyblogger Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:48:22 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-349168 [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...] [...] need to get a post out but not quite knowing exactly what they’re going to say. What results is improvisational, raw, and only-draft material, and some of my own favorite posts have come because of this. Check [...]

]]> By: FlowTV | Uncle Stevie vs. Aca-Fan: What CopyBlogger can teach us about Popular Scholarship http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-291058 FlowTV | Uncle Stevie vs. Aca-Fan: What CopyBlogger can teach us about Popular Scholarship Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:24:24 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-291058 [...] Improvisation King knows he’s juggling multiple audiences: EW readers, EW editors, and himself. “The Pop of King” is published in EW; these readers want to know what is hip, in, and cool to consume. But they don’t just want the list, or suggestion, they want the short story that’s going to make it stick as well. So, for example, we get his listing of what actors are cool, which begins with a grammatical mini-lecture about the word cool. The writing teacher in me loves it. King also appeases his editors with the annual top 10 lists. But ultimately, I think King also “keeps it real” by writing about things that matter to him. And in a column that is mostly irreverently upbeat about popular culture, his reflection on Anna Nicole clearly came from a heartfelt, slight self-identification with the harsh reality of America’s celebrity factory. [...] [...] Improvisation King knows he’s juggling multiple audiences: EW readers, EW editors, and himself. “The Pop of King” is published in EW; these readers want to know what is hip, in, and cool to consume. But they don’t just want the list, or suggestion, they want the short story that’s going to make it stick as well. So, for example, we get his listing of what actors are cool, which begins with a grammatical mini-lecture about the word cool. The writing teacher in me loves it. King also appeases his editors with the annual top 10 lists. But ultimately, I think King also “keeps it real” by writing about things that matter to him. And in a column that is mostly irreverently upbeat about popular culture, his reflection on Anna Nicole clearly came from a heartfelt, slight self-identification with the harsh reality of America’s celebrity factory. [...]

]]> By: A Three-Step Approach to Strategic Content Development | Copyblogger http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-253976 A Three-Step Approach to Strategic Content Development | Copyblogger Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:28:42 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-253976 [...] important thing to keep in mind about strategic content development is that it’s truly an improvisational process. The reason why you want to identify as many viable options for potentially remarkable [...] [...] important thing to keep in mind about strategic content development is that it’s truly an improvisational process. The reason why you want to identify as many viable options for potentially remarkable [...]

]]> By: 5 Improvisational Acting Techniques That Will Make You a Better Blogger | Copyblogger http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-207187 5 Improvisational Acting Techniques That Will Make You a Better Blogger | Copyblogger Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:51:57 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-207187 [...] Brian wrote about the connections between jazz improvisation and blogging. As an improvisational actor, I wanted to offer the readers of Copyblogger insight into 5 [...] [...] Brian wrote about the connections between jazz improvisation and blogging. As an improvisational actor, I wanted to offer the readers of Copyblogger insight into 5 [...]

]]> By: Conversations with Dina » links for 2007-11-21 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-195088 Conversations with Dina » links for 2007-11-21 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:26:02 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-195088 [...] Jazz and the Art of Improvisational Blogging | Copyblogger Jazz quotes that bloggers will love! I love this metaphor for blogging. Used it often too, since I started blogging in 2003 - http://tinyurl.com/398juw (tags: brianclark copyblogger jazzblogging bloggingasjazz improv jazz) [...] [...] Jazz and the Art of Improvisational Blogging | Copyblogger Jazz quotes that bloggers will love! I love this metaphor for blogging. Used it often too, since I started blogging in 2003 – http://tinyurl.com/398juw (tags: brianclark copyblogger jazzblogging bloggingasjazz improv jazz) [...]

]]> By: dina mehta http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-194940 dina mehta Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:00:58 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-194940 I used this metaphor for blogging back in 2003 - http://tinyurl.com/398juw! I used this metaphor for blogging back in 2003 – http://tinyurl.com/398juw!

]]> By: dina mehta http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-194932 dina mehta Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:54:14 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/jazz-and-the-art-of-improvisational-blogging/#comment-194932 Hi Brian .. its almost the perfect metaphor for blogging! I've used it often. I felt it strongly even when I had just begun my blogging journey. More so then perhaps than now! Apologies for the length of this comment , but wanted to share one of my favourite quotes that reflect this - Doug Little, a jazz musician and a member of The Motion Poets, an improvisational jazz band. Doug described improvisational jazz: "What I play will inspire the drummer to play something. The drummer might inspire me to play something. The musicians listen to one another and make spontaneous decisions. The possibilities are endless. It is always within the form and it is always interconnected with each person but it is never the same. The joy of performing is the group sound. I can't play whatever I want whenever I want. Jazz is democratic music and everybody gets to solo but only within the context of the whole. The group is what is the most important thing. Sometimes the best thing for me to do is not to play. And to respect another's musical space. When I do solo, I still have to pay attention to what the rhythm behind me is. I can't ignore it. I have to be a part of that. Playing in a group means giving up some of your space for the group. If a band isn't playing with any interaction, I walk out because it is no fun." Hi Brian .. its almost the perfect metaphor for blogging! I’ve used it often. I felt it strongly even when I had just begun my blogging journey. More so then perhaps than now!

Apologies for the length of this comment , but wanted to share one of my favourite quotes that reflect this – Doug Little, a jazz musician and a member of The Motion Poets, an improvisational jazz band. Doug described improvisational jazz:

“What I play will inspire the drummer to play something. The drummer might inspire me to play something. The musicians listen to one another and make spontaneous decisions. The possibilities are endless. It is always within the form and it is always interconnected with each person but it is never the same.

The joy of performing is the group sound. I can’t play whatever I want whenever I want. Jazz is democratic music and everybody gets to solo but only within the context of the whole. The group is what is the most important thing. Sometimes the best thing for me to do is not to play. And to respect another’s musical space.

When I do solo, I still have to pay attention to what the rhythm behind me is. I can’t ignore it. I have to be a part of that. Playing in a group means giving up some of your space for the group. If a band isn’t playing with any interaction, I walk out because it is no fun.”

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