Plans, Takes, and Mis-takes

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Abstract: This paper analyzes what may have been a mistake by pianist Thelonious Monk playing a jazz solo in 1958. Even in a Monk composition designed for patterned mayhem, a note can sound out of pattern. We reframe the question of whether the note was a mistake and ask instead about how Monk handles the problem. Amazingly, he replayed the note into a new pattern that resituates its jarring effect in retrospect. The mistake, or better, the mis-take, was "saved" by subsequent notes. Our analysis, supported by reflections from jazz musicians and the philosopher John Dewey, encourages a reformulation of plans, takes, mis-takes as categories for the interpretation of contingency, surprise, and repair in all human activities. A final section suggests that mistakes are essential to the practical plying and playing of knowledge into performances, particularly those that highlight learning.

Type of resource	text
Date created	2008

Related Publication	Klemp, N. et al. (2008). Plans, Takes, and Mis-takes. Critical Social Studies 10, 4-21.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/sr133sd4903

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