Jazz instrumentalists' experiences of improvisation have informed psychological research
on a range of topics including flow in improvisation, yet there is scant evidence of jazz …

In higher music education (HME) contexts, free improvisation is currently a rapidly evolving
field across musical genres. Previous research indicates that teaching and learning …

How we listen to music and respond to its media and contexts has changed significantly
since the invention of sound recording. Today's musicians have countless opportunities to …

Pockets of improvisation practices and research are emerging in different parts of the world,
and practitioners as well as scholars are actively seeking more knowledge to support their …

Imbued with the potential to foster transformative spaces, improvisation in music can be a
powerful practice but, even more largely, a unique way of being human. However, many …

Many secondary level jazz ensembles are based on the big band model, where students
focus on reading music (eg, Bernard & Stringham, 2016). This focus on reading music has …

Despite the vast amount of research showing that learning an alternative string style such as
bluegrass increases student motivation, interest, and retention in music programs, modern …

In this chapter I argue that specific and valuable educational qualities can be developed
through free group improvisation in general music education. This claim is operationalised …

Scholars in many fields of study have examined confidence. Within music education,
confidence is often studied through the lens of Bandura's social cognitive theory, and for …

This thesis is an autoethnographic self-study of learning to improvise in classical styles. As a
professional musician trained in interpretive performance, acquiring the skills of …