Frå intuisjon til handling – å skapa i sanntid

Abstract

This article aims to describe what happens in musical improvisation with a particular focus on time experience. A phenomenological perspective will lead the descriptions. Actions that occur in improvisation depend on grouped memory functions, that is, one experiences time as a now-point with a start and end. The term chunking is central and explains how grouping occurs at a level of detail on micro, meso, and macro level. The article refers to the tension between the analytical and the intuitive, focusing on jazz improvisation. Using personal reflections from jazz practice, the author links introspective perspectives to more philosophical perspectives, and points out that musical presence often depends on thorough preparations in advance, enabling a surplus to be present in the situation. Both the context and complexity of material determine strategic choices, and general and contextual information types are not separate but affect each other through interpersonal interaction and negotiation.