Trust in the Art of Free Improvisation

Robert Burke (PhD Monash University) is an Associate Professor in Jazz and Improvisation at Monash University and president of the Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network (AJIRN). Robert's practice and research interests include composition, improvisation and artistic research. His contribution to scholarship lies in asking the question, ‘What happens when we improvise?’ Rob has performed on over 300 CDs – 17 as leader.Andrys Onsman (PhD University of Tasmania, PhD Monash University) has published in a diverse array of academic areas including Music, Indigenous Studies, Architecture and Higher Education where his work has been widely cited. He has played and composed music for performance, film and television, and theatre. He has written numerous plays and essays as well as two volumes of poetry. He is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University.

• Preface AcknowledgementsForeword Introduction Section 1 -Trusting Yourself Introduction to Section I Chapter 1 – Aspiration and Motivation Chapter 2 – Instinct and Intuition Chapter 3 – Experience & Expertise Section II – Trusting Others Introduction to Section II Chapter 4 – Trusting the community Chapter 5 – Empathic Alignment Chapter 6 – Environment Section III – Trusting the Process Introduction to Section III Chapter 7 – Practice & Process Chapter 8 – Flow Chapter 9 - Product Chapter 10 - The Source Outro References & Further Reading