The Power of Random Learning
Selby Library, TBD
In this new age of YouTube algorithms and social media feeds, we are bombarded with what appears to be random information. How can we turn this into a powerful learning tool to be used for our expressive advantage?
When learning a skill, like jazz, we have to recognize that the truth does not reside in a single video, book, recording or mentorship. The truth emerges as a result of thousands of interaction with information from diverse sources. There is no standard way to approach this mountain of information, but one very effective way is to attack it randomly, and see where that takes you.
In this presentation, I will take you on a roalercoaster ride of apparently random thoughts, concepts and ideas that in fact will turn out to be an omnivorous diet of constructive building blocks for the discovery of your own personal musical path, as you let your unconscious mind do the complex task of ordering the apparently overwhelming amount of data.
We can start by making somewhat logical connections (like songs with similar chord structure of melodic themes) and gradually branch into ever more apparently unrelated material, emerging at the other side with a coherent artistic creation.
This is an alternative model to the linear learning method, where a course is divided into progressive classes. In the "random learning" method, we start by practicing a concept, chosen randomly (usually something that pops into our head from something we have listened to recently), and then see where it takes us, by using techniques such as permutation, association, rhythmic displacement, modulation, application to songs, etc.
We can also (just for fun) use artificial intelligence to create a road map for practicing things that will lead to our ultimate goal.
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