This thesis comprises a folio of twenty compositions, a critical commentary and a video presentat... more This thesis comprises a folio of twenty compositions, a critical commentary and a video presentation, including performances and discussion. The primary location of knowledge in the thesis is in the music itself, articulated through the critical commentary and video. The compositions explore: The place of composition in my creative praxis, the ways in which the folio may fit within historical currents in jazz practice and the context of an emphasis on improvisation in critical discussion of jazz; Methods of composing music using approaches of jazz traditions with an emphasis on composition rather than improvisation; My own creative processes, including methods or effects which I use when composing and their connection with my life experience as a means of musical selfexpression. An additional purpose of the thesis is to examine creative processes of composing using a practice-based methodology, in order to shed light upon the place of composition in jazz, particularly regarding the role of instrumental practice in the process of composition. I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.
This thesis comprises a folio of twenty compositions, a critical commentary and a video presentat... more This thesis comprises a folio of twenty compositions, a critical commentary and a video presentation, including performances and discussion. The primary location of knowledge in the thesis is in the music itself, articulated through the critical commentary and video. The compositions explore: The place of composition in my creative praxis, the ways in which the folio may fit within historical currents in jazz practice and the context of an emphasis on improvisation in critical discussion of jazz; Methods of composing music using approaches of jazz traditions with an emphasis on composition rather than improvisation; My own creative processes, including methods or effects which I use when composing and their connection with my life experience as a means of musical selfexpression. An additional purpose of the thesis is to examine creative processes of composing using a practice-based methodology, in order to shed light upon the place of composition in jazz, particularly regarding the role of instrumental practice in the process of composition. I acknowledge that an electronic copy of my thesis must be lodged with the University Library and, subject to the policy and procedures of The University of Queensland, the thesis be made available for research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1968 unless a period of embargo has been approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.
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