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Improvisation and Pedagogy: Background and Focus of Inquiry

George E. Lewis

Published: 2007-12-03

In this article George E. Lewis of Columbia University broadly overviews the history and evolution of improvised musical practices, and the ways in which those practices continually redefine the role of pedagogy.

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If people talked the way they drummed in improvisation, then I think the world would be a lot nicer…

– Youth participant, ICASP improvisation workshop