Exposition

Collected Creativities (2024)

Emma Hedrick

About this exposition

When starting a composition, waiting for the fabled “inspiration to hit” can be unreliable at best and frustrating at worst. To investigate this issue, I look at how experts in other art disciplines approach the practice of creativity, specifically when beginning a new project, which, in composition, equates to starting a new piece. This paper explores how encounters with six creativity exercises originating from the disciplines of writing, choreography, and visual art can result in new possible approaches to jazz composition. The approaches explored include a Daily Method from author Julia Cameron, an Animal Method from poet Ted Hughes, a Haiku Method from authors Linda Anderson and Derek Neale, an Improvisational Method from choreographer Twyla Tharp, a Habit Method from choreographer Jonathan Burrows, and a Modeling Method from visual artist Austin Kleon. Throughout my research, I tested these six methods in my compositional practice and recorded the musical outcomes. I then shared three methods with musical colleagues to try before collecting their thoughts. In each method, I will recount my writing process using the method, my journal entries, and my overall thoughts. In the animal, haiku, and improvisation methods, I will also compare this to the experience of my colleagues. Each section will conclude with a musical work created from the method and my own evaluation of the resulting composition. The research demonstrates viable conceptual strategies for approaching jazz composition derived from other art disciplines and suggests that creative practice can be both accessible and sustainable over the long term.
typeresearch exposition
keywordscreative practice, creativity, composition, Jazz Voice
date12/02/2024
published06/09/2024
last modified06/09/2024
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightEmma Hedrick
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2555766/2555770
doihttps://doi.org/10.22501/koncon.2555766
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue1. Master Research Projects


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2555778 Introduction Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2555861 1 Method Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556001 Method 1 Title Block Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556036 Habit Method 1 Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556042 Method 1 Title Block Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556084 M.1.E.1..N.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556086 M.1.E.1.A.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556117 Newcomer Annotated Example Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556120 Newcomer Annotated Example Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556165 Criteria for Self-Evaluation Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556183 New 24 Stops Picture Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556187 24 Stops Map Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556222 24 Stops Annotations (1st 4 bars) Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556229 M.1.E.2.A.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556255 M.1.E.2.N.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556260 M.1.E.2.N.1 (V2) Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556278 24 Stops - B Section Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556287 24 Stops - B Section Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556764 24 Stops Solo Harmony Gradient Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556791 Daily Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556819 Stage Graphic Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556832 24 Stops Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556855 Method 2 Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556871 Animal Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556881 M.2.E.1.A.1. Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556891 Escape From Jungle Island Piano+Vox Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556900 Escape From Jungle Island pno and vox 3 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556920 Escape from Jungle Island Piano Part Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556929 Escape from Jungle Island A (2) Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556936 M.2.E.1.N.1. Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556943 Escape From Jungle Island Bridge Lyrics Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556949 Escape from Jungle Island Vamp Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556959 Escape From Jungle Islande Interlude 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2556975 Escape from Jungle Island Solo Asc Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557015 Escape from Jungle Island PJPJ Peter Aerts All rights reserved
2557025 Method 3 Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557038 Haiku Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557058 SHC V1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557065 SHC V1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557085 M.3.E.1.A.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557097 Spring Haiku Collection Text Painting Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557102 Spring Haiku Collection Text Painting Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557122 SHC V2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557136 SHC V3 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557138 SHC V3 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557155 SHC V4 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557168 Criteria for Self-Evaluation Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557319 Method 4 Title Page Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557326 Improvisation Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557374 Fantasie for Vocal Solo Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557384 Habit Method 1 Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557385 Method 5 Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557393 Habit Method 1 Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557421 Spring Cleaning Rubato Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557428 Spring Cleaning Rubato Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557433 Spring Cleaning Rubato Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2557465 Haiku Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558247 Habit Method 2 Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558302 M.5.E.2.N.1. Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558307 Waste No More Days Anaphora Example Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558328 Waste No More Days Sections Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558344 Waste No More Days Sections Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558405 Waste No More Days Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558495 Method 6 Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558510 Method 6 Title 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558528 Modeling Method Typed Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558559 M.6.E.1.N.1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558572 Come on Home Guitar Ostinato Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2558611 Come on Home Lyrics Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2562725 24 Stops Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2564073 Arrow Right Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2564079 Arrow Left Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2564211 Tape Recorder Drawing Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2564213 Tape Recorder Drawing Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2564427 Headphones Graphic Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2569297 Numbers Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2570196 Numbers with titles Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2570199 Paint Swatch Canva Public domain
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2570208 Intro Text Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
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2570226 Number 6 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2570232 Number 1 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2570236 Number 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2570241 Paint Swatch 3 Canva Public domain
2571968 Reflection Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2571985 Overview Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581022 Pointing Arrow Graphic Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581036 Pointing Arrow Graphic 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581064 Pointing Arrow 3 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581066 Pointing Arrow 4 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581068 Pointed Arrow 5 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581070 Pointed Arrow 6 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581092 Pointed Arrow 7 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581355 Personal Process Journal Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581414 Collective Creativities Title Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581428 Collective Creativities Title 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2581445 Name Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2584243 Tape Recorder Drawing Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2584251 Tape Recorder Play copy Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2588427 Newcomer Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2589371 Spring Haiku Collection 3 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2589432 Pointed Arrow 8 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2590365 Come on Home Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593562 Improvisation Method Transcription with Changes Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593565 Fantasie for Vocal Solo - Full Score Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593567 Fantasie for Vocal Solo PDF Preview Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593575 Improvisation Method Transcription with Changes Pg 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593578 Fantasie for Vocal Solo - Full Score Pg 2 Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593652 Appendix Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593666 Research Discussion Transcription 11_11_23 -Appendix Version Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
2593684 Bibliography Emma Hedrick All rights reserved
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