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Children as creative thinkers in music
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Webster, Peter R. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | THE study of creative thinking in music involves a complex combination of cognitive and affective variables, often executed at the highest levels of human thinking and feeling. This is such a complicated set of long-term engagements (composition, repeated music listening, or decisions about previously composed music in performance) or ‘in the moment’ engagements (improvisation and one-time listening), that it becomes quickly apparent why this fi eld has not attracted more music researchers and why many feel the topic is hopelessly impregnable. There are many reasons for optimism, however, as we are starting a new century of scholarship. The changes in education and the role of music in formal learning demands that we address creative thinking as best we can. The serious study of creative thinking from a psychological perspective is helpful to review as well. This chapter is designed to offer some perspective on these matters and to place in context the growing research literature in music completed by musicians. While it is generally acknowledged that children’s creative thinking in music occurs as part of many music experiences such as listening, performance, conducting, and improvising (Reimer 2003 ), the focus here is on composition. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199298457.013.0039 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.peterrwebster.com/pubs/Chapter-39.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb%2F9780199298457.013.0039 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
