Another inspiring lesson for us, Jared. Dewey Redman’s statement about that it is all about sound continues to inspire my practice. I adopt your ideas of playing melodies after a warm up with overtone and “sound-related” things. I also use a way of warming up that includes playing a note, at random, singing the next note in my head, then playing that note, and so on. It is a perfect way to play in the moment. You can’t do this exercise otherwise. I continue by adding two notes and so on. David Berkman taught me this. Great musicians inspire me because of their sound first.
Another inspiring lesson for us, Jared. Dewey Redman’s statement about that it is all about sound continues to inspire my practice. I adopt your ideas of playing melodies after a warm up with overtone and “sound-related” things. I also use a way of warming up that includes playing a note, at random, singing the next note in my head, then playing that note, and so on. It is a perfect way to play in the moment. You can’t do this exercise otherwise. I continue by adding two notes and so on. David Berkman taught me this. Great musicians inspire me because of their sound first.