ABSTRACT

Creative music making (CMM), as a pedagogy, was developed originally for use in the context of an educational environment in music schools or workshops for the purpose of helping participants to broaden their musicianship in whatever genre of music to which they happen to be committed. Free-form improvisation comprises the first step of CMM, but it is certainly possible for professional musicians to incorporate it into their activities outside of any formal education environment. The opening improvisation was titled 'Sound Sculpture'. In Sound Sculpture, the Baschet instruments were played in a NEXUS improvisation for the first time. The second improvisation on the concert was titled 'Nimmons n NEXUS'. The instruments used by NEXUS were essentially the same as in Sound Sculpture. Both the CMM process and the public performance of free-form improvisations encourage performers and listeners to broaden their modes of thought and expand their repertoire of possibilities.