The relation of where creativity occurs, in accordance with the brain, remains largely unknown. To analyze this concept, the form of creativity that was selected was music, in particular jazz improvisation. After much practice, during improvisation, the musician experiences a phenomenon called flow, where the performer "loses themselves" in the performance. Creativity is amplified, as the performer is one with the music. Methods for musicians in reaching such a condition were investigated, such as meditation and sleep. These techniques were found to not be applicable, in a reasonable manner, to facilitate musicians in entering the state of flow.

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Creator

• Mastromattei, Anthony
• Nguyen, Thomas Van

Subject

• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042913-192932

Keyword

• Digital humanities
• Psychoacoustics

Advisor

• Bianchi, Frederick W.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-04-29

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright