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The analytical method aims to reach an understanding of the complex system of representations in the mental processes of human beings, and to give free rein to the paths that unconscious thoughts roam. Free association by the analysand and the free-floating attention of the analyst facilitate this technique. To get there, you need training in improvisation. For the concept of improvisation defines the technique of free association very well: the ability to “arrange and speak simultaneously.” For example, in sound poetry where there is no difference between signifier and signified, and the art of musical improvisation as a skill to engage in free association. We propose to teach this method to the analytic session: that is, to speak and think at the same time.