Creating a Dialogue through Improvisation in Cross-cultural Collaborations

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  • Griselda Iseult Sanderson Waulk Records, UK

Abstract

This research paper investigates the role of improvisation as dialogue between oral music practitioners from diferent cultures and compares modes of practice between the subject of this research and other similar collaborations. Ideas for developing good practice through processes of familiarisation, learning and communication are discussed alongside issues surrounding musical identity. With regard to creative outcomes, an attempt is made to devise a model whereby crosscultural collaborations can provide benefts to both participants and their wider communities.

Author Biography

Griselda Iseult Sanderson, Waulk Records, UK

Educated at Alva Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Dartington College of Arts, Dr. Griselda Sanderson completed her PhD in 2003 on internet use as a means of representing Scottish and Irish musical identity. She was a Lecturer in Contemporary Music Performance at University College Falmouth, Dartington Campus from 2000 to July 2010, where she was also responsible for some post-graduate supervision. In 2009 she co-wrote a BA award in Popular Music for University College, Falmouth.

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Published

2016-03-15

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016): Special issue: Flirting with Uncertainty, Improvisation in Performance

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