>Basic exercises:
>
>alliteration/alphabet - pick a letter and construct a
>freestyle using as many words beginning with that letter or
>letter sound as you can, while still being coherent
>
>see-and-rhyme: the obvious. rhyme about everything you see
>around you. add levels of difficulty by trying to string them
>together into a narrative, turning objects into metaphors
>(e.g. a ruler can be described as a monarch,
>etc)
>
>stream of consciousness - follow an idea to its absolute most
>absurd conclusion (the ruler, above, being a monarch, but
>really a monarch butterfly, ruling over an empire of
>caterpillars, which are actually Caterpillar tractors, which
>are part of an agricultural multinational corporation trying
>to take over global food production...or something like that)
>
>Narrative - spontaneously creating stories and trying to add
>layers of depth as you go is a great skill-building tool. to
>add difficulty, tell the story out of temporal sequence and
>try to hold elements of the story in memory and return back to
>those hanging tangents, while maintaining a steady rhythm
>
>all of these exercises should be done over the most
>challenging rhythmic patterns available. classical or free
>jazz are good standbys. stick to the rhythmic pattern as long
>as long as possible and keep pauses as short as possible. film
>yourself and review your performance.
>
>rhyme everywhere.
>
>that is all.
>
>edit: I want to freestyle in Brisbane one day. If there are
>promoters paying people to freestyle over there, I will make
>it to that part of the world somehow.
>
>Peace,
>
>Spirit (Alan)
>http://wutangbook.com