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Ubimus Through the Lens of Creativity Theories

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We place Ubiquitous Music research within the context of current creativity theories. Given the ongoing theoretical discussion on the relevance of domain-specific or general approaches to creativity, this chapter covers general creativity frameworks and music-oriented models. First, we introduce the creativity factors, magnitudes and constructs that are applicable to UbiMus research. Then we discuss the limitations of several models of creativity that have been laid out within the context of music education and music psychology research. The analysis points to two caveats: lack of material grounding and no support for the early stages of creative activity. Key concepts are proposed to handle ecologically grounded creative practice and everyday musical phenomena.

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Keller, D., Lazzarini, V., Pimenta, M.S. (2014). Ubimus Through the Lens of Creativity Theories. In: Keller, D., Lazzarini, V., Pimenta, M. (eds) Ubiquitous Music. Computational Music Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11152-0_1

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