Gesture drawing is a work of art defined by rapid execution. Typical situations involve an artist drawing a series of poses taken in a short amount of time, often as little as 30 seconds, or as long as 2 minutes. Gesture drawing is often performed as a warm-up. This same technique can be done with music. In gesture improvisation ... just shut off the thinking process and let your fingers and intuition take over... often tapping into something totally new to the musician...
