ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on contemporary musical practice. It explains social practices surrounding their performance, rather than on the texts themselves. The book suggests that the latter strategies are more likely to lead to higher levels of creativity and of collaborative emergence. It also identifies the importance of the shared community of practice in supporting musical collaboration and interaction. The book analyses how the opera production team is an 'activity system' with a set of 'shared practices'. It focuses on Gyger's participation as an instructor in a programme for budding composers called First Stones. The book studies a similar programme for young composers. It also discusses the conventions and the social practices that must be shared by participants in order for the performance to come off successfully.
