The Art of Is

A critically acclaimed musician and teacher presents a guide to the dynamics of improvisation

An improvisational violinist and the author of the classic work Free Play, Stephen Nachmanovitch, PhD, performs and teaches internationally at the intersections of multimedia, performing arts, ecology, and philosophy.

Contents
1. Tell Them About the Dream
2. Introduction
I - Interplay
3. Improvising
4. Verbs and Nouns
5. Knobs and Dials
6. Stuck or Sticky
7. Finger Kissing
8. Nothing Forever
9. Universal Language
10. Bedtime Stories
II - Thinking as Nature Thinks
11. Natural History
12. All About Frogs
13. Twists and Turns
14. Listening
15. Interruptions and Offers
16. Rubbing
17. Mushrooms
18. Wabi-Sabi
19. After-flavor
III - Art and Power
20. Cloud of Companions
21. The Way It's Supposed to Be
22. Art and Power
23. Daughters' Daughters
24. Arrested
25. Heart Sword