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  • The Magic Tree of Music: Exploring the Potential of World Music Workshops as a Catalyst for Creativity in Children

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    Author(s)
    Lindblom, Shari
    Primary Supervisor
    Schippers, Huib
    Other Supervisors
    Barton, Georgina
    Year published
    2017
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    It is now widely acknowledged that the diversity of sounds, rhythms, styles, techniques, and musical structures that exists amongst the world’s musical traditions provides an opportunity for children to learn, experience, and develop a greater breadth of musical knowledge (Swanwick, 1988). For this “polymusicality” to develop, Anderson and Campbell (2011, p. 3) highlight the importance of early exposure to a large array of music practices. What has been explored less is how exposure to world music presents the opportunity for children to enhance their musical creativity as they expand musical understanding and abilities. ...
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    It is now widely acknowledged that the diversity of sounds, rhythms, styles, techniques, and musical structures that exists amongst the world’s musical traditions provides an opportunity for children to learn, experience, and develop a greater breadth of musical knowledge (Swanwick, 1988). For this “polymusicality” to develop, Anderson and Campbell (2011, p. 3) highlight the importance of early exposure to a large array of music practices. What has been explored less is how exposure to world music presents the opportunity for children to enhance their musical creativity as they expand musical understanding and abilities. This can take many forms, including improvisation that many of the world’s musical traditions feature as an important characteristic, providing a forum for imagination, experimentation, and association of new and often quite disparate musical ideas. All these aspects may contribute to enhance children’s musical and general creativity. This is highly relevant in classrooms now that the development of creative thinking as a skill has recently gained a renewed focus in education (Kim, 2011; Sharp & Metais, 2000), as the benefits of creative thinking are recognised. However, there are only a few studies that investigate the effect music learning has on general creativity (Hallam, 2010, p. 278), and few studies that consider the success and outcomes from world music programs (Abril, 2006; Cain, 2011; Szego, 2002). This study aims to contribute to greater understanding of stimulating creativity in children, using musical diversity as a tool.
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    School
    Queensland Conservatorium
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/1598
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
    Subject
    Musical traditions
    Polymusicality
    Musical structures
    World music
    Music in education
    Music in creativity
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366776
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