Becoming Creative: Insights from Musicians in a Diverse World

ISBN-13: 9780199365180 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 280 str.

Juniper Hill

Opis

How are an individual's ability and motivation to be creative shaped by the world around her? Becoming Creative compares experiences of classical, jazz, and traditional musicians in South Africa, Finland, and the US to reveal how beliefs, learning methods, relationships, institutions, and inequalities enable or inhibit the development of creativity.

Recenzje

This monumental study of musical creativity in 3 contrasting cultures is set to become a landmark in the field. I know of no other study which so rigorously extracts important lessons from such a large and diverse set of interviews with practicing musicians. By uncovering and explaining the multiple blocks to creativity, and examining successful strategies for overcoming them, this book will hopefully serve not only the scholar but the musical community at large.

O autorze

Juniper Hill has conducted extensive fieldwork on creativity, improvisation, pedagogy, and intercultural dynamics in South Africa, Finland, the US, and Ecuador. She has been awarded a Marie Curie fellowship, a Humboldt fellowship, and two Fulbright fellowships, and has held positions at the University of California, University of Cambridge, and University College Cork. She is currently Professor and Chair of Ethnomusicology at the University of Würzburg.