David Reed | Improvise for Real
David Reed·Episode 2·51 min
📻 From the archives — This podcast began as conversations with musicians. Episodes 1–7 predate the show's current focus on software design and motion.
David is the founder of Improvise for Real—a methodology and library of materials designed to help anyone start and improve their improvisation in a unique and natural way.
This interview was a real gem, and I know you're going to enjoy it.
What You're Going to Learn in This Episode
- How David has developed a simple, progressive approach to modern harmony that allows students to actually enjoy the learning process
- How to engage with music naturally—by savoring it, rather than forcing progress
- The difference between playing music and truly feeling it
- Why it's so valuable to build your own fascination and personal connection with music—before or beyond the rules and advice of teachers
- And much more!
"What people really need, I think, is an experience of learning music that actually involves music."