The role of musical improvisation in community development

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24720070
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: NUMATA Rii 神戸大学, その他の研究科, 研究員 (10585350)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: コミュニティ / 即興音楽 / 音楽療法 / コミュニティ音楽療法 / 障害者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is to explore the role of musical improvisation by investigating various music communities that focus on improvisation and thereby generate new forms of community participation. The characteristics of musical improvisation include creativity that engender something unforeseen, as well as conversational aspects that foster non-verbal communication between players. These characteristics are valuable to create and sustain a community that includes various values and different levels of techniques.

Free Research Field

人文学