The improvising mind: cognition and creativity in the musical moment
Berkowitz, Aaron
The ability to improvise represents one of the highest levels of musical achievement. Yet what musical knowledge is 3equired for improvisation? How does a musician learn to improvise? What are the neural correlates of improvised performance? These are some of the questions explored in this unique and fascinating new book. INDICE: Dedication; Acknowledgements; Prelude; 1: Introduction; Part I;Cognition and the Pedagogy and Learning of Improvisation2: The pedagogy of improvisation I: Improvisation treatises of mid-eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; 3: The pedagogy of improvisation II: Pedagogical strategies; 4: Learning to improvise; Learners' perspectives; 5: Music and language cognition compared I: Acquisition; Part II: Cognition in Improvised Performance; 6: Improvised performance: Performers' perspectives; 7: The neurobiology of improvisation; 8: Music and language compared II; Production; 9: Cadenza; Coda: Constraints and freedom; Improvisation in music, language, and nature; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959095-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés