THE WHAT:
The Participation of An Audience in Critiquing,analyzing,assessing or Just Plain giving their Opinion on what they Feel,Visualize or Think the Message The Artist is trying to relay when they see a Particular Piece of Art... Doing so with a Freestyle
interpretation or Critique While a Live band or Music accompanies this description. Hopefully Inspiring them to Give that Freestyle assessment with a Bit of Rhythm and Soul -lol...
Or at the Very least an animated sense of Enjoyment!
THE WHY:
Why is this any different or what is it's appeal...I.E... Why will this work?
SIMPLE..This as most Successful things are, is just an Extension or Extensions
of other Tried and Tested Platforms that have seen and/or is Now garnering and great deal of Interest and different levels of Success.
Things In the Tradition of: Narration, Amateur Talent Shows, Spoken Word, Audience Participation, Free-styling, Group Experimentation,Showing their Skills(Or lack their of)
and of Course CRITIQUING(Everybody loves to give their opinion and thinks they have the answer right-lol..Gotta show how smart and witty we can be) Plus a few more Like SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT!... SO WHY NOT GIVE THEM THAT PLATFORM OR VOICE?
THE WHOLE DAM AUDIENCE!!
I think as Artist we Get so Caught up and Focused on Entertaining and Blessing the stage with these remarkable Talents of Ours we Forget About the OVERWHELMING
majority! The Layman... For it is They who Crave that Spotlight and Chance to Shine More than we'll ever Imagine...So Again...WHY NOT GIVE THEM THAT PLATFORM OR VOICE?
THE WHOLE DAM AUDIENCE!!
WHO IS THIS FOR?:
This is the Intricate Beauty and the reason most successful Things are Successful. They Encompass or Appeal across Multiple Demographics and Supply to those of Varying
Tastes & Needs taking into consideration the different Levels of Enjoyment that can be achieved and The Level Experience or lack their of that these things apply to...
But I'll Explain that Later!
HOW IT WORKS:
Again Seems Complicated where it is Actually quite simple... Almost Too simple as most Nice Discoveries and Overlooked Ideas are!
1. Introduction and welcome the Audience...
2. Give The Folks An Over View of Whats about to Go Down..
3. Start The MUSIC...
4. Begin the Slideshow Art Presentation...
5. Start Walking in the Audience and Putting The Mike In Front of People and Let Nature Take it's Course!!
I mean That's the Just Of It- lol
Unlike Open Mike No one's Opinions are Written or Scripted
so For Newbies if They Mess up NO BIGGIE It is expected as
this is all so Brand New.
They can Just Continue to come Back to Hone their Skills
Anticipation and Participation are Powerful Allies -lol
Gotta Present an atmosphere that is Conducive to breeding
a " I'll Show em Next week" Type of Attitude within our Novice, Intermediate as well as More Experience Participants!
THAT CROSSING MULTIPLE DEMOGRAPHICS THING I SPOKE OF! GET IT?
For The Newbies it's Fun New and Exciting..
For The VETS it's Fun, Different but with a Familiar Feel,
Exciting,A bit Competitive and most Importantly Challenging..
Something Every Artist Looking to Raise their Game Needs.
To Be Challenged whether by Themselves or Others
IDEAS SO THAT HIS WILL REMAIN
VIABLE,FRESH AND ANTICIPATED!:
Again Very Simple Solution!
Interesting THEMES & FEATURED PRESENTATIONS:
At the end Each Of session we Refuel Their Engines a Little so that it may remains idling until we meet on the Platform again...We Will give Them another Tried and Tested tool to Ponder with.
Now- lol...This is one of those Things That Even Though Most Of us Hated it we New How Important and Rewarding making it apart of Our Repertoire could Be...Made Us Ready, More Confident..More Prepared.
YES THAT! -lol...HOME WORK!!! -lol... Well sort Of But as I stated Earlier you Have to sometimes Implement a Sense A Familiarity into a New Situation.
Even If it's Home Work- lol
Actually it's Much Simpler...
We'll just be giving them a sort of Itinerary
of What will be on next weeks/Sessions Platform.
Whether It be The Featured works of Ernie Barnes
for them to Freestyle to...Or Just Themes Like
Portraits Depicting "Passion" "Lust" "Love" "Anger" "Hurt" etcc..etc..So Many ways to Present and Keep this Fresh!!
And More Importantly KEEP US FRESH IN THEIR HEADS AND HEARTS!
See Once we Give them That Taste Of Next Weeks Menu Believe Me they Will be Doing a Bit a Research to try and up their game BUT and This Is what Make this DIFFERENT...
They Still Can't Pre- Prepare too Much as Even If they Know The THEMES OR FEATURED ARTIST They still Don't Know The SEQUENCE Of how and in what order the Works, for which they MUST FREESTYLE TO will be displayed. lol
This will probably dawn on them later after they try to come a read some pre-written shit that has nothing to do with whats on the screen and Maybe get Boo-ed out the Place - lol
A lesson Learned..
Gonna be covering a Lot Of Ground Here... Educationally & Psychologically!
Gonna Be Both Entertaining and Social Training!
Something To Move, Groove, and Put their Brains to Use Through.
Something Fresh, Something Different... Something to CALL THEIR OWN!
Their Own Personally FREESTYLE JAZZARTIQUE...
P.s. ... Stay tune to The Live Session On CD!
YOU KNOW HoW MANY PEOPLE WOULD PAY
TO HEAR THEMSELVES OR A FRIEND OR FAMILY ON CD !!!
Ahhhhhhh "VANITY"...My Favorite of the Virtues- lmao.....
Peace
Conceived, Written,Created and Constructed By
Greg Thomas
A.K.A
SwiffJustus
WELCOME TO A SAMPLING OF
"FREESTYLE JAZZARTIQUE"
"FREESTYLE JAZZARTIQUE"
