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Greg Fenton's overview of the Think Pieces project and its aims.
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Ted Talk presented by Dr. Ajay Heble at the University of Guelph on November 24, 2012. Ajay Heble is Professor of English in the School of English...
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President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Claude M. Steele host the University Lecture given by George E. Lewis, Edwin H. Case Professor of American...
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This article examines the extent to which participation in musical improvisation can bring connectivity, self-awareness, creative thinking, and group...
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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. How can this ancient practice and this ultra-...
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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 analyzing her experience as part of the Carnegie Centre...
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A brief profile of Toronto music teacher Doug Friesen, who integrates improvised music and activities into his classroom teaching. Friesen argues...
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This article briefly outlines the benefits of enhanced creativity and adaptive response in the workplace and in the corporate setting. It also...
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While working on a study on the relation between improvisation and language (Depth and Indebtedness: Jazz, Improvisation, Language, 2007), the...
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This article explores the way conversational language is both improvisational and structured. It touches on Noam Chomsky's idea of 'universal...