The Dark Pattern: Towards a constraints-led approach to jazz trumpet
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ThesisThesis type
Doctor of PhilosophyAuthor/s
Slater, Phillip JamesAbstract
The constraints-led approach is a nonlinear pedagogical theory and method within the ecological dynamics framework of skill acquisition, development and performance. Ecological dynamics combines descriptions of complex movement systems developed in dynamical systems theory with ...
See moreThe constraints-led approach is a nonlinear pedagogical theory and method within the ecological dynamics framework of skill acquisition, development and performance. Ecological dynamics combines descriptions of complex movement systems developed in dynamical systems theory with insights from ecological psychology about environmentally regulated action and perception. The constraints-led approach provides a principled learning framework based upon the understanding of the learner as a ‘complex adaptive system’ capable of self-organisation under interacting constraints of body, task, and environment. This research project applies the constraints-led approach to jazz trumpet skill acquisition and development through the use of atypical performance contexts as an environmental constraint to improvisational practice activities. The research outcome includes an original recorded work of contemporary jazz which explores the skills and materials developed throughout the research period.
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See moreThe constraints-led approach is a nonlinear pedagogical theory and method within the ecological dynamics framework of skill acquisition, development and performance. Ecological dynamics combines descriptions of complex movement systems developed in dynamical systems theory with insights from ecological psychology about environmentally regulated action and perception. The constraints-led approach provides a principled learning framework based upon the understanding of the learner as a ‘complex adaptive system’ capable of self-organisation under interacting constraints of body, task, and environment. This research project applies the constraints-led approach to jazz trumpet skill acquisition and development through the use of atypical performance contexts as an environmental constraint to improvisational practice activities. The research outcome includes an original recorded work of contemporary jazz which explores the skills and materials developed throughout the research period.
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Date
2020Publisher
University of SydneyRights statement
The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.Faculty/School
Sydney Conservatorium of MusicDepartment, Discipline or Centre
JazzAwarding institution
The University of SydneyShare