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Moving beyond Precision: Adapting to New Measures of Learning via Improvisation in Music Education
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Sunny Choi – Discover Education, 2025
This study explores the pedagogical impact of incorporating improvisation practices into the curriculum of Classical piano students in higher education. Drawing from Bourdieu's social reproduction theory highlighting the concept of habitus, the research investigates how intentional disruptions to students' ingrained Classical training can foster…
Descriptors: Music Education, Learning Processes, Creative Activities, Music Activities
'In the Cracks between Freedom and Fear': Student Reflections on Identity and Confidence Learning in a Creative Music Ensemble
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de Bruin, Leon R. – Music Education Research, 2022
The purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative study examining 'real-world' jazz performance contexts within an Australian tertiary music course. Course projects were designed to offer students opportunities to gain a better understanding of the intersections of working and performing with their teachers in an improvised music ensemble.…
Descriptors: Music Education, Student Attitudes, Reflection, Creativity
Learning Pre-Played Solos: Self-Regulated Learning Strategies in Jazz/Improvised Music
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Nielsen, Siw G. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2015
This article reports on the self-regulated learning strategies of two advanced students in jazz/improvised music education when learning pre-played solos over well-known jazz tunes. The students were enrolled in a well-established performance degree programme in a music conservatoire, and videotaped their own individual practice sessions. In…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Self Management, Learning Strategies
Instrumental Jazz Improvisation Development: Characteristics of Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Improvisers
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Palmer, C. Michael – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2016
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the role aural imitation ability, jazz theory knowledge, and personal background variables play in the development of jazz improvisation achievement. Participants (N = 70) included 26 high school and 44 college instrumentalists with varying degrees of jazz improvisation experience. Data were…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Creative Activities, Music Theory
Piano Playing Reduces Stress More than Other Creative Art Activities
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Toyoshima, Kumiko; Fukui, Hajime; Kuda, Kiyoto – International Journal of Music Education, 2011
Few studies have been conducted on the physiological effects of creative art activities. In this study, the effects of creative art activities on human stress were investigated, and their effects were compared in 57 healthy college students (27 males and 30 females). Subjects were divided into four groups, each of which participated in 30-minute…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Music Education, Creative Activities, Handwriting
Development and Validation of a Rating Scale for Wind Jazz Improvisation Performance
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Smith, Derek T. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a rating scale for collegiate wind jazz improvisation performance. The 14-item Wind Jazz Improvisation Evaluation Scale (WJIES) was constructed and refined through a facet-rational approach to scale development. Five wind jazz students and one professional jazz educator were asked to record…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Music, Creative Activities, Music Activities