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It’s no surprise that improvisation is seen as a kind of holy grail for creativity. Whether it’s comedians or musicians, the act of creating something novel and interesting out of next to nothing is, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In today’s music world, a wide variety of music styles and traditions demand that musicians improvise to some degree. To best prepare ...

There is something about the ER—especially the night shift—that thrives on spontaneity. It's just past 2 a.m. I meet him for the first time in a hallway stretcher—one step past the waiting room and ...

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...

My first in-person course after being vaccinated was not, as I anticipated, one I was teaching. Rather, I was a student in an improvisation class I took over the summer. When I was doing research for ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has been widely lauded for the transformative effect it's had on healthcare delivery, as the extreme circumstances have forced through many innovations that have otherwise ...