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Originally Posted by Patric_Bernard  Well the American Elegy solo is supposed to be in free time. But I see what you mean with the others. A met is something that I usually just use for exercises, I'll start applying that to music as well. (I'm used to having a conductor haha) |
Patric,
"free time" is not free.
There is a natural pulse to everything in life: a 28 day pulse for the moon, a 24 hour pulse for the earth, a years pulse for some flowers, your own body pulse which is relaxed when you are - and faster when you are not.
When you practice things in strict time, you are not limiting freedom. You are training your fingers to move on purpose instead of by chance. My suggestion is to get your technique developed so that everything you play is "on purpose" and not because bad habits have crept in. After you can play the pieces in perfect time, you can play them with your own individual feeling, because you have trained your body to obey. That obedience is audible in a natural sounding flow of the music. If certain things are not developed, the flow gets some unnatural bumps.
If you are interested in jazz, you will find out what "groove" and "time" really means. To play in a way that sounds relaxed, a lot of HARD, DEDICATED WORK is necessary.
You are on your way - go for it!