Music and Arts in Action: Recent submissions

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    • The Modern Idea of Creativity and its Influence on Music Therapy 

      Wakao, Y (University of Exeter, 15 March 2016)
      In recent years, improvisation has been recognized as one of the most important tools for music therapy. Several accounts have been made concerning the importance of improvisation, each from a particular music therapists ...

    • Playing with Distinction? Music Therapy and the Affordances of Improvisation 

      Procter, Simon (University of Exeter, 15 March 2016)
      In the United Kingdom (UK), improvisation seems to be regarded as central to, and even defnitional of, the practice of music therapy. This article considers reasons why improvisation might be professionally prized in ...

    • Keywords in Musical Free Improvisation 

      Bergstroem-Nielsen, C (University of Exeter, 15 March 2016)
      This article presents some keywords and concepts concerning free improvised music and its recent developments drawing from ongoing bibliographical research. A radical pluralism stems from musicians' backgrounds and the ...

    • Musical Improvisation and the Academy 

      Stewart, J (University of Exeter, 2016)
      Academic interest in musical improvisation has increased signifcantly in recent years. This is evidenced not only by the increasing number of publications focused on improvisation, but also by the growing number of ...

    • Editorial: Improvisation Among the Discourses 

      Stewart, J (University of Exeter, 2016)
      Tis Special Issue of Music and Arts in Action (MAiA) is a collection essays that began as talks that were delivered at the 2010 symposium, “Flirting with Uncertainty: Improvisation in Performance”, that was organized by ...