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Figures
Figure 1 - Traditional music session, copyright: Ben Nevis Bar
Figure 2 - Sketch for Score II, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 3 - Score I Conversation Piece, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 4 - Score III Jigs, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 5 - Team A workshop structure, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 6 - Team A workshop, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 7 - Score II, workshop version, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 8 - Score II, Take 2 analysis, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 9 - Score I Conversation Piece, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 10 - Score II Strathspey/Reel, copyright: Lori Watson
Figure 11 - Score III Jigs, copyright: Lori Watson
Acknowledgements
I am particularly grateful to Professor Stephen Broad and Dr Stuart Eydmann for their generous supervision of my doctoral research. I would like to offer my special thanks to Professor Raymond MacDonald and Dr Liz Doherty. I am indebted to the musicians who contributed to the 2008 experiment, funded by the Distil Angel's Share fund: Martin Green, Kevin Mackenzie, Catriona McKay, and Aidan O'Rourke. I would also like to acknowledge the assistance of Daniel Thorpe in recording the workshop and Tim Matthew for providing the venue. I am grateful to have received detailed and practical feedback from seven peer reviewers as well as benefitting from the encouragement and expertise of the JAR editorial board. Finally, thank you to my partner Duncan, whose support and co-parenting made this exposition possible.