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Over the last year I have seen a decline in my improvising because I have been focusing on more structure. I feel that there is a fine line between structure and improv but there is a lot in between the two as well. I find that my favorite music is the kind that uses both. That is probably why I like the band Phish so much. They certainly improvised a lot, however they composed very structured music to base their improv on. Today in class one of my groups will be playing free jazz, which completely turns on the ideals of structure, so it will be interesting to drop all the chains that bind music in structure. I would also like to say that the second groups performance last week was excellent. I think that the combination of sounds in the performance really made it a great piece.