"Musical Improvisation and the Continuity of Mind and Life" - Keynote Lecture at The Phenomenology of Intercorporality in Art Symposium, Tokyo, Japan
University of Melbourne data repository April 2, 2026 Dylan Van der Schyff
Improvisation is now recognized as central to human musicking across cultures, histories, and locations. In recent decades, the practice of ‘improvised music’ or ‘free improvisation’ has become a global phenomenon that provides opportunities for musicians from diverse backgrounds to meet, collaborate, negotiate difference, and develop new relationships. The value of improvisation is also...