The improvising mind: Cognition and creativity in the musical moment

Dedication Acknowledgements Prelude 1. Introduction 2. THE PEDAGOGY OF IMPROVISATION I: IMPROVISATION TREATISES OF MID-EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURIES 3. The pedagogy of improvisation II: Pedagogical strategies 4. Learning to improvise Learners' perspectives 5. Music and language cognition compared I: Acquisition PART II: COGNITION IN IMPROVISED PERFORMANCE 6. Improvised performance: Performers' perspectives 7. The neurobiology of improvisation 8. Music and language compared II Production 9. Cadenza CODA: CONSTRAINTS AND FREEDOM IMPROVISATION IN MUSIC, LANGUAGE, AND NATURE Bibliography Index

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