What is it about?
The article described findings from doctoral research. It compares conversation with musical improvisation, using conversation analysis and musical analysis. It shows what lies behind the exchange of sounds and silences and how deeper structures emerge from the apparently ephemeral aspects of musical improvisation.
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Why is it important?
It is the first study of its kind.
Perspectives
This is about the everyday experience of conversation and how similar and different this is to a musical improvisation.
Dr Julie Sutton
Belfast HSC Trust
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This page is a summary of: The invisible handshake: A context for improvisation in music therapy, British Journal of Music Therapy, October 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1359457518799076.
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