Haven of Ice - Improvisation

[rachmanny]

I played this improvisation years ago. A few things to note here:
I mess up alot
My hands are very tense (which is not the case today thankfully)

I'm just throwing this one out there to share with you guys and I hope to get some criticism. I have stopped improvising, until I feel my dominion of music is enough for me to be flawless at it.

Nearly at 75% of the improvisation, the video completely loses sync with the sound.

[quantum]

Thanks for sharing this. 

I would encourage you to continue to improvise, regardless of whether or not you feel you are able to achieve a state of flawlessness about it.  We can get so caught up in our desire for perfection, that we can turn a blind eye to creative possibilities that are sitting in plain view.  What is flawlessness anyways, and how can it be defined?  Is it really necessary for honest music making? 

You have a good sense of flow in this piece.  The initial theme is well defined, and is carried and revisited throughout the piece.  The music moved in episodes, some serving as contrast, others as developments of the initial idea. 

[rachmanny]

Thank you for your response Quantum.

I think it would be great to continue to improvise like before. I am afraid of getting back into the habit of tense playing that I had years ago, that is why I haven't improvised nowadays as much. My big mistake in the past was letting loose too madly and playing under lots of tension in my wrists, arms and fingers.

Half a year ago I decided to start playing again, (After many years). Bought a Yamaha U3H and now I'm taking classes, enjoying and practicing a great program for a future recital. My tension is virtually almost gone and I have matured in my performance. I do want to do as you say and continue to improvise, only far as my technique currently allows to avoid falling back into tension.

I am very fond of  "The Haven of Ice" improvisation I posted here. So it makes me happy to get good feedback on the musical ideas. Maybe soon I will write these ideas down on paper and perfect the improvisation into a more worthy piece.