Improvisation and Music Education

This book offers new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of improvisation pedagogy. A global range of contributors articulate how improvisation can reinvigorate old curricula; help teachers and students communicate more effectively; break down boundaries between classrooms and communities; and help students become more engaged global citizens. Essays offer theoretical explorations of improvisation and music education from an array of perspectives, and practical explanations of how the theory can be implemented. It will be of interest to teachers and students in numerous modes of pedagogy, and those studying music education, jazz studies, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.