Title: Creativity in singing: Universality and sensitive developmental periods?
Abstract:Abstract This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the definition of creativity in singing. It then highlights the uniqueness of this human ability by contrasting it with the absence of creativit...Abstract This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the definition of creativity in singing. It then highlights the uniqueness of this human ability by contrasting it with the absence of creativity in birdsong. However, consistent with the notions of critical periods for the acquisition of birdsong, the potential for creativity in singing at different stages in the lifespan is discussed. Examples of creativity in singing in Western culture, as revealed in research, are reviewed, and examples found in music performance are discussed, specifically skat singing in jazz improvisation. A new initiative which is developing a test battery of singing skills is then described as a means to obtain answers to questions of universality in the emergence and maintenance of creative singing across the lifespan trajectory. The chapter aims first to show that singing provides one of the most important contexts for future studies of musical creativity, and second to encourage increased opportunities for young and old to develop their abilities for song making.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-12-22
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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