Originally Posted by
SpatzST
not disagreeing.. just saying you are more capable of improv'ing when you have a larger vocabulary to choose from. Vocabulary being different licks, patterns, rolls, etc. And of course, some of the best stuff you can learn is from other players. I'm not saying 'Learn jazz" or "learn improv". I'm just saying to be better at either of them, expand your abilities first. It's harder to make up something on the spot when all you know how to do is a paradiddle. But if you know paradiddles, 7 stroke rolls, doubles, singles, ratamacue, buzz rolls, etc... you can be a little more creative once you open your mind to the possibilities.
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