The Improvising Mind: Cognition and Creativity in the Musical Moment

by Aaron Berkowitz

The ability to improvise represents one of the highest levels of musical achievement. An improviser must master a musical language to such a degree as to be able to spontaneously invent stylistically idiomatic compositions on the spot. This feat is one of the pinnacles of human creativity,
and yet its cognitive basis is poorly understood. What musical knowledge is required for improvisation? How does a musician learn to improvise? What are the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199590958
• ISBN13: 9780199590957
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"