LOL...this reminded me of something that happened to me when I was taking lessons.
Improvising comes very easy to me. Unfortunately, it became a problem when I was trying to learn "the classics."
I was working on "Rhapsody in Blue" and I got to a part that I just couldn't get; partly because it was difficult, and partly because my fingers weren't long enough to do what was written.
So, I just sort of "fudged" my way through the section. My piano teacher didn't say a wrod until I'd finished. Then she said, "That was lovely. Now would you mind trying to play it, this time as it's written?"
My other piano teacher was very big on improvisation. He said that just playing notes on a page is like taking dictation. We'd have lessons where there was no music at all...I'd say, "Hey, I want to learn (song)," and he'd say, "Great!" It was all playing "by ear," I'd guess you could call it.
My suggestion would be for you to try with a particular type of music you enjoy; "pop" tunes would be easiest, I guess. Don't try with things that are really difficult. Do you know all the different chords? Try adding to the chords, like make a 7th a 9th. Fiddle around with the melody. It's a lot of trial and error, at first. Once you get comfortable with it, you'll start to know right away where something will work and where it won't.
I hope this made sense!
Improvising comes very easy to me. Unfortunately, it became a problem when I was trying to learn "the classics."
I was working on "Rhapsody in Blue" and I got to a part that I just couldn't get; partly because it was difficult, and partly because my fingers weren't long enough to do what was written.
So, I just sort of "fudged" my way through the section. My piano teacher didn't say a wrod until I'd finished. Then she said, "That was lovely. Now would you mind trying to play it, this time as it's written?"
My other piano teacher was very big on improvisation. He said that just playing notes on a page is like taking dictation. We'd have lessons where there was no music at all...I'd say, "Hey, I want to learn (song)," and he'd say, "Great!" It was all playing "by ear," I'd guess you could call it.
My suggestion would be for you to try with a particular type of music you enjoy; "pop" tunes would be easiest, I guess. Don't try with things that are really difficult. Do you know all the different chords? Try adding to the chords, like make a 7th a 9th. Fiddle around with the melody. It's a lot of trial and error, at first. Once you get comfortable with it, you'll start to know right away where something will work and where it won't.
I hope this made sense!