MUSS057 Musical Creativity (5 cr)

The course introduces students to the different aspects of musical creativity from a research perspective and explores the theoretical background and trends of creativity research. The course gives participants a comprehensive overview of musical creativity by introducing theories and research results, and discusses the relationship between musical creativity and other forms of creative activity, such as science or the arts.

After completing the course the student will be able to

- analyze, compare and critically evaluate different theories of creativity, and understand their significance in relation to musical behavior

- examine different musical traditions creative activities, and evaluate the possibilities for researching these phenomena

- compare the specific features of musical creativity in relation to other artistic and scientific creativity

- understand their own musical experiences within the context of theories on creativity

- communicate research topics of the field in Finnish or English.

Timing: 1st or 2nd year.

- Burnard, P. (2012). Musical creativities in practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

- Hargreaves, D., Miell, D. & MacDonald, R. (toim.) (2012). Musical imaginations. Multidisciplinary perspectives on creativity, performance, and perception. Oxford: University Press.

- Odena, O. (ed.) (2012). Musical creativity: insights from music education research. Burlington: Ashgate.

- Runco, M. (2014). Creativity. Theories and themes: research, development, and practice. 2. painos. Elsevier.

- Sawyer, R. K., John-Steiner, V., Moran, S., Sternberg, R. J., Feldman, H. D., Nakamura, J. & Chikszentmihalyi, M. (2003). Creativity and development. Oxford: University Press.