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(no)boundaries: A Study in Free Improvisation (2020)

Andrew Bain
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This practice-led research project investigates the importance of an empathically creative connection between freely improvising musicians in a live context with no pre-conceived ideas and details the development of instantaneous group composition. As such, (no)boundaries had no pre-composed music, there was no rehearsal period for the musicians (myself playing drums), and we had never played together before the first note of performance. In my research to date, the dynamic between pre-learned knowledge (embodied) alongside intelligent transactions during live improvisation (enacted knowledge), has been useful in helping to better understand the process of jazz improvisation. Even if there are pre-conceived elements, how the music is realised each time is unique. Conversely, even if we set out to have no pre-conceived ideas, in reality, we are still intuitively informed by our experiential and musical knowledge in performance. The two seem inextricably linked. (no)boundaries showed that group attunement in performance is possible with no pre-learnt repertoire or rehearsals, in an appropriate setting with the right co-performers. Even though no pre-conceived ideas were intended, (no)boundaries evidenced improvisations guided by similar principles of standard jazz performance, pointing to the existence of a common performance mode.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsMusic and performing arts 2021
date21/12/2020
published21/12/2020
last modified17/04/2023
statuspublished
copyrightAndrew Bain
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languageBritish English
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1043548/1043554
doihttps://doi.org/10.22501/rc.1043548
published inResearch Catalogue, Birmingham City University
portal issue1. self-published


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