A review of the book Sudden Music: Improvisation, Sound, Nature by David Rothenberg.

This article considers the counterpoint in jazz between implied, underlying form and what is actually played a given performance. My observations are framed within model for listening called “Stable Norms Salient Deviations” (SNSD). Detailed analysis of an improvisation by jazz/R&B musician Robert Glasper demonstrates how my ideas about voicings applicable to melodic improvisation. In addition ...

Participatory sense-making (PSM) provides a rich theoretical framework for theories in social cognition, providing base hypotheses that remain to be experimentally tested. Particularly, we are interested exploring when synchrony arises between participating agents interactions. Additionally, aim see if altering the perceptual experiences of influences their ability coordinate intentions and beh...