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Improvisation Learning

Improvisation Learning is a pedagogical framework within music education that emphasizes the development of real-time compositional skills through spontaneous musical expression, distinguishing it from rote learning or notational reproduction by prioritizing creative autonomy, aural intuition, and contextual adaptability in performance.

187

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9.3K

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317

Authors

177

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2017–2026

45

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Publications

187

Cognition and Improvisation: Differences in Mathematics Instruction by Expert and Novice Teachers

Hilda Borko, Carol Livingston · American Educational Research Journal · 1989 · 740 citations

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Improvisation and Innovative Performance in Teams

Dusya Vera, Mary Crossan · Organization Science · 2005 · 689 citations

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Coda—Creativity and Improvisation in Jazz and Organizations: Implications for Organizational Learning

Frank J. Barrett · Organization Science · 1998 · 559 citations

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Group creativity: musical performance and collaboration

R. Keith Sawyer · Psychology of Music · 2006 · 367 citations

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Pretend play as improvisation: conversation in the preschool classroom

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 308 citations

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Authors

317

  1. LD
    Léon de Bruin

    Monash University, Australia

    8 publications · 185 citations

    8

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  2. MB
    Michele Biasutti

    University of Padua, Italy

    6 publications · 303 citations

    6

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  3. PB
    Pamela Burnard

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 292 citations

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  4. CL
    Carrie Lobman

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 147 citations

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  5. MH
    Maud Hickey

    Northwestern University, United States

    3 publications · 244 citations

    3

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Institutions

177

  1. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    486 citations

  2. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    81 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    177 citations

  4. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    445 citations

  5. University of the Arts Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    171 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    147 citations

  8. Western University

    London, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    872 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Research in Music Education

    14 publications · 593 citations

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  2. Music Educators Journal

    13 publications · 376 citations

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  3. International Journal of Music Education

    IJME · 10 publications · 456 citations

    10

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  4. Music Education Research

    8 publications · 392 citations

    8

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  5. Research Studies in Music Education

    6 publications · 305 citations

    6

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