If a piece of music is more beautiful the second or third time it is heard, then is improvisation less beautiful? I think that when you hear a piece of music for the first time, there are many things you might miss in it—certain nuances that aren’t as obvious as other parts of the song. For instance, you might not hear the baseline because the guitar riff is more prominent. You might not catch a certain line of lyrics the first time around. The more you listen to the song, the more you hear because you can focus on different things each time.
Despite this, I do not think improvisation is any less beautiful than a piece you can listen to over and over. Improvisation is beautiful in its own way because it takes an amazing amount of skill and courage to just play with no notes or any other directions in front of you to refer to. Improvisation is beautiful because it is new every time, so it never gets boring or old.
My question in response is this: Why do you think so many people are afraid to put themselves out there and give improvisational performances?
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