Improvisation as a Way of Life: Reflections on Human Interaction

Improvisation as Pedagogy for Youth on the Margins

This article examines the extent to which participation in musical improvisation can bring...

Improvisation as Tool and Intention: Organizational Practices in Laptop Orchestras and Their Effect on Personal Musical Approaches

Improvisation is a practice as old as music; the laptop orchestra possibly the newest of ensembles...

Improvisation in a Community Centre: Performance, Activism, and Research with the Carnegie Centre Jazz Band

A reflective piece by ICASP graduate research assistant Tegan Ceschi-Smith, describing and...

Improvisation in the High School Music Classroom: A Profile of Improvisation Teacher, Doug Friesen

A brief profile of Toronto music teacher Doug Friesen, who integrates improvised music and...

Improvisation, Business, and Management Theory

This article briefly outlines the benefits of enhanced creativity and adaptive response in the...

Improvisation, Correlation, and Vibration: An Interview with Steve Coleman

While working on a study on the relation between improvisation and language (Depth and Indebtedness...

Improvisation, Language, and Cognition

This article explores the way conversational language is both improvisational and structured. It...

Improvisation, Peace, and Justice

This article applies improvisation theory to peace studies. In doing so, it suggests that conflict...

Improvisation, Race, and Sound Recording

ARTICLE: This article describes the different technological constructions of the 1956 Duke...

Improvisation, Representation, and Abstraction in Music and Art: Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart in Conversation

Improvising percussionist and visual artist Jesse Stewart converses with renowned artist, film...

Improvisation, Technology, and Representation

TEXT: A mis-recorded live performance by Duke Ellington at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956 is...

Improvisational Etiquette, the Community Environmental Leadership Program, and Valuing Voice within the Classroom

This article provides an overview of the Community Environmental Leadership Program (CELP), a for-...

Improvisational Imprints

This article explores the definition of improvisation, the language of improvisation, as well as...

Improviser-in-Residence Launch: Highlights

VIDEO: Clips highlighting the launch of the 2013 ICASP Improviser-in-Residence, Rich Marsella. The...

Improvising Bodies

Improviser Ben Grossman hosts an interactive workshop exploring the intersections between sound,...