First things first, if you’re here reading, thank you! It’s nice to have you here. (And if you’re here reading because you’ve subscribed — you’ve made my day!) I appreciate the support, questions, comments and feedback about the Songtaneous Blog I’ve received in person and via e-mail.

Which brings me to a question … I do receive feedback from many of you in person and via e-mail. So I wonder, how come so few of you post comments on the Songtaneous Blog itself? (And since I was wondering, I asked some of you.)

The first thing I learned was that some of you didn’t know you could post comments. (Oops.)

So … To post a comment on the Songtaneous Blog, look for the “no comments for now” link at the end of each post (or at the end of the post summary on my home page). You’ll be pointed to the “Leave a Reply” section of the post. Here, you enter your name (I don’t care if it’s your real one), an e-mail address that isn’t public (unless you want it to be) and a web address (so my visitors can visit your site and learn about the stuff you’re doing).

The second thing I learned was that many of you were anxious about posting comments. (Should I take this personally? Are you nervous only to post to my blog or to post to any blog?)

It then occurred to me that you might be wondering why I want you to share your comments.

Well … lots of reasons.

1. It’s (REALLY) nice to know you’re out there reading.
2. I like to know what you think, know or have learned about improvising.
3. I want to continue to connect and communicate with the wonderful community of spontaneous music makers (and supporters!) I’ve met even when we’re not making music together.
4. I want the Songtaneous Blog to be a place where we creative folks can chat with and support each other in our creative processes. (You can comment on each others’ posts not just mine.)
5. We can inspire each other.

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To put (some of) your minds at ease, the comments you submit are reviewed by yours truly before being passed through to the live site. (Otherwise all of the comments would be about enhancing performance in a completely different arena!) If you don’t want your comments shared with the group, you can tell me and I won’t post them.

So … go on comment, I can’t wait to read what you have to say. (c;