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SUMMARY:Scientific Approaches to Musical Improvisation - Andrew Goldman\, 
 PhD Candidate\, Faculty of Music\, Centre for Music & Science\; Wolfson Co
 llege
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DTEND:20130605T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Elizabeth C Blake
DESCRIPTION:Musical improvisation is often considered in terms of indeterm
 inacy and freedom. It would thus seem to resist the systemization of a sci
 entific approach. However\, as cognitive science is expanding the domain o
 f behaviours it seeks to explain\, understanding improvisation scientifica
 lly is becoming feasible. This talk examines how improvisation can be unde
 rstood scientifically and the value of a scientific approach by first cons
 idering the concept of improvisation in cultural and historical terms\, re
 framing improvisation in a way that can give rise to scientific hypotheses
 \, reviewing past scientific research on improvisation\, and exploring new
  empirical questions and methods from my own research.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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